Browsing Topic Best Gymnastics Quotes

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.

The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.

I do not trust myself anymore. I have to focus on my mental health. There is more to life than just gymnastics.

We have to protect our mind and our body rather than just go out there and do what the world wants us to do.

Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It’s sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little sexy too which doesn’t hurt.

One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world — making the most of one’s best.

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

When I first turned elite in gymnastics, when I was 14, that’s when I really became more inspired than ever. I just always kept that in the back of my mind, and always thought about making the 2012 team.

The principle aim of gymnastics is the education of all youth and not simply that minority of people highly favored by nature.

I always joke to my dad and thank him for giving me this little boy body. When I was 6 or 7, my gymnastics coach looked at my quads and told the other coach to come over and see my quads. They were big then and still are. But I’ve kind of embraced it through the years.

Wake up every day knowing that today is a new day and only you can determine the outcome of that day. So dream big, accept the challenge, and never look back.

Live in rooms full of light. Avoid heavy food. Be moderate in the drinking of wine. Take massage, baths, exercise, and gymnastics. Fight insomnia with gentle rocking or the sound of running water. Change surroundings and take long journeys. Strictly avoid frightening ideas. Indulge in cheerful conversation and amusements. Listen to music.

Gymnastics is my whole life, and I dream of going to the Olympics and being a world champ.

In gymnastics, smaller will always be better in many ways. The stress in the head, that will be the same for all. But the stress on the body and the concussions it must endure, that will always be easier for the little ones.

Failure is only postponed success as long as courage ‘coaches’ ambition.

I know gymnastics. It’s always been a subjective appreciation.

Success depends on how much you are willing to sacrifice, how much you are willing to alter your everyday life for a particular goal.

You have to have competent people evaluating the athlete, not the housewives!

You have to remember that the hard days are what make you stronger. The bad days make you realize what a good day is. If you never had any bad days, you would never have that sense of accomplishment!

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn’t feel like it.

From what my friends tell me, apparently some guys can be pretty intimidated by me when they find out what I do. I find it funny because I try to be modest and I don’t like to talk about gymnastics unless I am asked about it. But my roommates always take on my bragging rights and tell my life story to the guys we meet, which leaves me blushing.

I’d really like to get to do some fighting, some martial arts training, because I think that would be really fun I do gymnastics and ballet, and I’m very, very into the physically acrobatic end of sport.

Anybody could be as good as Nemov. Yeah, he’s a great gymnast, but anyone can be that good.

I had ridiculous amounts of energy. Mom’s like, you’re driving me crazy – do you want to try gymnastics? From the moment I started it, I loved it and it kind of was like storybook from there.

We want and expect to win the silver or gold. A bronze would be a step back. In fact, we think it would be a put-down if we don’t win the silver or gold.

I just stay focused, and I always think about gymnastics. I am just doing what I always do… working really hard and pushing myself to the maximum and keeping myself motivated.

Focus on your potential instead of your limitations.

I learned Tae Kwon Do and gymnastics and I have a trainer.

The rest of the world laughed at American gymnastics before I came.

When I’ve done gymnastics, ballet or soccer – I was always trying to be the best. I’m really driven. Really driven.

The best way to show respect to your fellow athletes is to give the best performance you can.

Athens was a great experience and I’ll always be able to look back on it and say I achieved my ultimate goal in gymnastics.

My daughter is exceptionally chatty. I’m not a braggy mother but she is gifted – with the personality of a Russian gymnastics coach.

I began dancing when I was 7 years old. I was told that I had the perfect ballet dancers body and had these crazy high arches in my feet that resulted in an amazing point. Ballet was very disciplined and, frankly, a little boring, so I eventually transitioned to gymnastics. I loved that, although I never reached a competitive level.