--- title: "4 Kim Zmeskal Quotes - Famous Coach" description: "American artistic gymnast (geb. 1976)... | Kimberly Lynn Zmeskal Burdette is an American retired artistic gymnast turned gymnastics coach and the 1991 W..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b132/author-kim-zmeskal-67131.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Kim Zmeskal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b132/author-kim-zmeskal-67131.jpg) # Kim Zmeskal (1976) Coach **4** quotes in **42** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Kim Zmeskal is a coach. ## Quick Facts About Kim Zmeskal Born February 6, 1976 Profession Coach ## About Kim Zmeskal American artistic gymnast (geb. 1976)... \| Kimberly Lynn Zmeskal Burdette is an American retired artistic gymnast turned gymnastics coach and the 1991 World All-Around champion. A member of the silver medal-winning U.S. team from the 1991 World Championships, she was the first American woman to win the all-around title at the World Champions ## Quotes by Kim Zmeskal > [I mean, I take that with the biggest amount of pride there could possibly be because I have so many idols of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-zmeskal/i-mean-i-take-that-with-the-biggest-amount-of-pride-there-could/) [Kim Zmeskal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-zmeskal/) [Amount](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amount/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/kim-zmeskal-67131_amount_i-mean-i-take-that-with-the-biggest-amou_154446.png) > [These are friendships that these girls are making that will be a lifetime and they're doing things that are so abnormal and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-zmeskal/these-are-friendships-that-these-girls-are-making-that-will-be-a/) [Kim Zmeskal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-zmeskal/) [Abnormal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abnormal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/kim-zmeskal-67131_abnormal_these-are-friendships-that-these-girls-a_159225.png) > [I've learned that you don't have to win first place to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-zmeskal/i-ve-learned-that-you-don-t-have-to-win-first-place-to-win/) [Kim Zmeskal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-zmeskal/) [First place](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/first-place/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cc/kim-zmeskal-67131_first-place_i-ve-learned-that-you-don-t-have-to-win_2999925.png) > [I am very honest with them - with an understanding that I'm doing them a disservice if I'm not telling them what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-zmeskal/i-am-very-honest-with-them-with-an-understanding-that-i-m-doing-them/) [Kim Zmeskal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-zmeskal/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/801/kim-zmeskal-67131_children_i-am-very-honest-with-them-with-an-under_3015506.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-zmeskal/#itemlist", "name": "Kim Zmeskal Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I mean, I take that with the biggest amount of pride there could possibly be because I have so many idols of gymnasts that were before me. 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