It’s called the pursuit of perfection. The pursuit is the idea that you’ll never be perfect in gymnastics but you can continue to pursue it as long as you’re doing it. I don’t think it’s possible to be perfect in… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share Image
A line I like to use is, "Every day is training. Every day of life is a pursuit of perfection." — Jonathan Horton Copy Share Image
My mom and dad were extremely supportive. But my mom, she definitely made a lot of sacrifices, specifically because she wasn't working at the… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share Image
I want to stay involved in gymnastics forever, but the Olympics really opened up doors in terms of motivational speaking. I'd like do some… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share Image
I changed my diet drastically. In college, I was a typical college guy who ate junk food all the time. When you're in college,… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share Image
It was definitely a big change in my life going from the college scene to really kind of being on my own. I got… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share Image
When I moved down to Houston, I had people who were willing to support me with sponsorships and different endorsement deals. That's really how… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share Image
It's not about winning or losing a competition, it's about beating the doubt from within yourself and knowing at the end of each day… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share Image
There's mornings when my body aches or my mind is just not with it. But that's part of being an athlete and accomplishing a… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share Image
It’s called the pursuit of perfection. The pursuit is the idea that you’ll never be perfect in gymnastics but you can continue to pursue… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share Image
There is a period of tapering when we're not in the gym quite as long to try to save our bodies, but leading up… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share Image
My first workout starts at 9:00 a.m. every morning. I'm in the gym from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. We do strength conditioning, stretching, pretty intense workouts in the morning. We go back in the gym at 1:00 p.m. and train until 5:00 p.m. It's all routines, repetition, doing the same skills over and over again, trying to polish and… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share
I am completely honest and truthful when I say I don’t want a gold for myself. I want a gold for the team. You go up there and do it as a collective group and it’s so much more satisfying, I mean you look around and you see the faces and just wow, this was a team effort and we… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share
