Gymnastics Quotes · Page 6

Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about.

— Shawn Johnson

“Sometimes in life confusion tends to arise and only dialogue of dance seems to make sense.”

— Shah Asad Rizvi

I started taking gymnastic classes when I was 3 years old.

— Shawn Johnson

Giving interviews is the most difficult thing about being a gymnast.

— Gina Gogean

“If spirit is the seed, dance is the water of its evolution.”

— Shah Asad Rizvi

Discipline is the quality that carries over from gymnastics to acting.

— Mitch Gaylord

So if you think being thin is enough to succeed in gymnastics, you're wrong.

— Shannon Miller

When I was younger I wanted to be a gymnast, but they have to be quite short - I was tall.

— Tamara Ecclestone

In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through

— Shannon Miller

When I was 3 my parents put me in gymnastics because I was a bundle of energy and they just didn't know…

— Shawn Johnson

When I was younger, the people making the sacrifice were my parents. It's not a cheap sport. Luckily, I had parents who…

— Jonathan Horton

Image isn't everything, It's what comes from your heart, and what you learn and what you say and how you act that…

— Shawn Johnson

I fell in love with gymnastics. I love what I do now. I work with people that I love to be around.…

— Shawn Johnson

When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.

— Shannon Miller

“Dance as the narration of a magical story; that recites on lips, illuminates imaginations and embraces the most sacred depths of souls.”

— Shah Asad Rizvi

I've said before, 'gymnastics is abusive,' but now I know it's not the sport that's abusive - it's the culture that was…

— Katelyn Ohashi

Growing up, I looked up to major league baseball players, and now these young women have amazing, incredible women all across the…

— Jennie Finch

I struggled with self-esteem issues as a young girl, and it was not until my gymnastics career was completed in 2000 that…

— Dominique Dawes

I was lucky enough, when I was younger, to have the chance to do as much as possible, and I found what…

— Anonymous

In some ways the ACL tear was a blessing. I had hesitated to return to elite gymnastics after the 2008 Olympics. I…

— Shawn Johnson

With 'Django Unchained,' when you're dealing with slavery, it's like a gymnastics routine with the highest amount of difficulty. Quentin Tarantino is…

— Jamie Foxx

There's a point in gymnastics where once you get to a certain age your body just isn't going to be able to…

— Jonathan Horton

After thorough reflection, I realized that my desire to achieve my goals in this sport outweighed my self-doubt. This perseverance has helped…

— Jonathan Horton

The rumor is that when I was younger, I didn't like to sweat and I didn't like to run, and both of…

— Jessica Korda

It's nice to have a medal, but we were hoping for a gold.

— Marta Karolyi

Being an alternate is probably the hardest thing I've ever had to do in gymnastics.

— MyKayla Skinner

My mom's whole life had been my gymnastics. We struggled to connect when I stopped.

— Rachele Brooke Smith

It is better to fall short of a high mark than to reach a low one.

— Henry Clay Payne

I don't believe that there's anyone in the world without a competitive bone in their body.

— Shannon Miller

I was a world champion on the trampoline at an international level, and gymnastics competitor.

— Dan Millman

I think gymnastics can be a really brutal sport. I don't think it's supposed to be a brutal sport.

— Katelyn Ohashi

I was a gymnast and my favorite event was floor because I got to smile.

— Jaz Sinclair

I wasn't too good at vaulting, and I didn't have running speed and jumping power.

— Mitsuo Tsukahara

How I've always felt is that the fun in gymnastics got taken away from me too soon.

— Katelyn Ohashi

Gymnastics is my whole life, and I dream of going to the Olympics and being a world champ.

— Aly Raisman

I was gymnast for a long time, so that helped with understanding my body.

— Jordan Fisher

I was a gymnast when I was younger but sadly didn't really keep it up with age.

— Tom Payne

Freestyle, especially aerials, fits the Chinese because we are good at gymnastics.

— Han Xiaopeng

“Dance is that delicacy of life radiating every particle of our existence with happiness.”

— Shah Asad Rizvi

My earliest memory was watching gymnastics on live TV and wanting to do what the 'big girls' did.

— Laurie Hernandez