Felt Quote by Katy O'Brian

Worlds helped me me boost my confidence up a lot actually. It made me a bigger, better, stronger gymnast.

— MyKayla Skinner

I think the first contest I did, I was somewhere just over 300 pounds. With my frame, I needed to add more weight and…

— Brian Shaw

Gymnastics has made me strong. I feel like it broke me down to my lowest point, but at the same time, it has given…

— Shawn Johnson

I knew a little bit about training and what it took to transform your body into something impressive looking.

— Bruno Sammartino

Having to struggle gave me the chance to demonstrate strength of character.

— Elizabeth Moon

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

— Jordan Fisher

I was really competitive with myself.

— Jimmy Page

Competitions are what you do as a good exercise.

— Maya Lin

My first bodybuilding competition was the 2003 NPC Northern Colorado, where I was a light-heavyweight weighing in at 192 lbs. I was very nervous,…

— Phil Heath

But to win, I was overwhelmed - it felt great! I was really excited. I didn't expect it, but I'm also really competitive. As…

— Maureen McCormick

I want to see where I measure up against everyone in the world and everyone who has ever competed in the sport, and there's…

— Ashton Eaton

I couldn't even think about elite gymnastics for a while. It was definitely good for me to try something different.

— MyKayla Skinner