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Alicia Sacramone

(1987) Artistic Gymnast

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Alicia Sacramone is an artistic gymnast.

Quick Facts About Alicia Sacramone

Born: December 3, 1987
Profession: Artistic Gymnast

About Alicia Sacramone

[Wikidata] American artistic gymnast (born 1987)... | [Wikipedia] Alicia Marie Sacramone Quinn is a retired American artistic gymnast. She won a silver medal with the United States team at the 2008 Summer Olympics and was the 2005 World Champion on floor exercise and the 2010 World Champion on the vault. With a total of eleven World Championship and Olympic medals

Quotes by Alicia Sacramone

When you make mistakes during routines, it's not easy getting through them.

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Easy

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Growing up I definitely looked up to Dominique Moceanu. She was my favorite gymnast and she was on that '96 Olympic team.…

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Careers

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From what my friends tell me, apparently some guys can be pretty intimidated by me when they find out what I do.…

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Blushing

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And I want a gold medal more than anything. I just want a gold medal, so that's been pushing me forward.

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Goal

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During the week I have workout every day from 9 to noon, then I get to rest, then back to the gym…

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Back

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Wake up every day knowing that today is a new day and only you can determine the outcome of that day. So…

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Accepting

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I try not to deprive myself of anything. I don't do the low-carb thing or anything like that.

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Carbs

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It takes a lot of hard work to achieve your dreams, but nothing in life is easy. If it's something you really…

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Achieve

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As a gymnast, you always wear spandex. Being a teenager wearing spandex? It was tough accepting how my body looked, especially if…

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Accepting

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I really want to go back to school and finish up my sociology degree.

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Degrees

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It was probably right after I made my comeback - after retiring post-2008 Olympics - when I finally felt more at ease…

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Body

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I just tell people to listen to your heart. Anything is possible if you are doing something you love.

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Anything is possible

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I literally tried every sport and was miserable. Soccer couldn't hold my attention. I couldn't figure skate. I'm afraid to swim. So…

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Attention

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I like to mix up my workouts to keep them fun and interesting. It makes getting to the gym a lot easier!

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Easier

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I'm a typical college girl; I love to shop and gossip with my roommates about boys and whatnot.

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Boys

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I like that my body is in shape and toned, and isn't too muscular. I feel I still have a woman's physique.

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Body

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I feel blessed to have an opportunity to try out for a second Olympics team and if it doesn't work out, hey…

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Blessed

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Beijing didn't go the way I planned and I would have liked to have performed a little bit better personally. After Beijing…

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Beijing

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I'm not the kind of girl who breaks down in public.

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Break

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It was a dream come true for me to be at the Olympics.

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Dream

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I got a custom-made silk dress from a Chinese tailor for really cheap. I sketched it out on a piece of paper,…

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Chinese

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I was terrified of vault, like literally I hated it. I had a fear of running as fast as I could at…

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Fear

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I had ridiculous amounts of energy. Mom's like, you're driving me crazy - do you want to try gymnastics? From the moment…

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Amount

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I love chocolate. I like milk and dark chocolate, but definitely not white.

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Chocolate

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I'm a firm believer in if you work hard you should play hard. So I try to keep my life as balanced…

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Balanced

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