Extremes Quote by Shawn Johnson

People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme.

— Shawn Johnson

Gymnastics is not at all as popular as, for example, soccer. Gymnastics as a sport isn't promoted very well.

— Henrietta Onodi

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

— Katelyn Ohashi

Gymnastics is so complex.

— Shawn Johnson

The Olympics shows the community what gymnastics is all about.

— Bela Karolyi

Gymnastics is the greatest sport in the world, and one of the hardest, but we have to watch out for domineering male figures who…

— Dominique Moceanu

There's so much denial in gymnastics. It's a beautiful sport but the other part is numbing. You become machine-like. They'll refute this, but I've…

— Cathy Rigby

There's so much denial in gymnastics. It's a beautiful sport but the other part is numbing. You become machinelike. They'll refute this, but I've…

— Cathy Rigby

You can freak when you are at the Olympic Games. There are millions of cameras. Everyone is watching every move. Some people will trip…

— Sam Mikulak

Part of what Special Olympics is trying to do is break down stereotypes that still exist for people. There is still a lot of…

— Maria Shriver

The gymnastics community is toxic. You just do what they say no matter what. It's really scary.

— Paige Spiranac

In the end, there's more than just gymnastics.

— MyKayla Skinner