Top 95 Quotes & Sayings by Gabby Douglas - Page 2

You need your mom and dad to protect you. It means they love you so much. It was awesome she was backing me up and defending me.

Everyone was telling me you have this great potential and you can be on top. I didn't believe that, but everyone was just telling me to believe in myself. I did and I'm kind of up on top and it's amazing.

I give myself a pep talk and visualize the routine. I tell myself: "I can do this, let's go!"

I have no regrets coming back for a second Olympic team [in 2016]. It's been an amazing experience. It's been teaching me a lot.

Gymnastics does take great focus and concentration. What I do is look to my coach. He keeps me focused. And I meditate to get myself confident before the competition floor. That helps keep me focused, too.

Serena Williams [ispires me]. The first time I met her, she was like, "We should hang out and go to dinner," and I'm like, "Uh, yeah! If you insist."

I just spent my whole life training and focused on one thing, I really don't even think about after the fact! It's like, oh yeah, I have to do something after!

It's definitely important to have your mom and family there to back you up and cheering from the stands.

To win Olympic gold it takes a lot of HARDWORK, a lot of PASSION, a lot of SACRIFICES.

The other girls [in team] have experience. They've been competing on a lot of international world-class stages. They knew what to expect and what to do and what not to do. Me and Aly [Raisman] just gave them advice on the media side. We said, it's gonna be crazy. It's the Olympics. But it's gonna be fun!

I wrote the book 'Grace, Gold & Glory' because I had to overcome many challenges and hardships. I wanted to share my story to let anyone facing hardships know that your dream is still possible.

It's kind of a win-win situation. The glory goes up to Him and the blessings fall down on me.

It is everything I thought it would be; being the Olympic champion, it definitely is an amazing feeling. And I give all the glory to God. It's kind of a win-win situation. The glory goes up to him and the blessings fall down on me. Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things He does for me.

I blast "Northern Sky," by the Capital Kings, on the way there, but at the gym, I totally zone out.

I was supporting Aly [Raisman]. I will always will support them and respect them. I don't want anyone to take it as jealous or I wanted attention.

I like to hike and play with my dogs and spend time with my family. We go out to family dinners a lot.

I'm a very good bowler, which I discovered a few months ago.

Don't be shy. Go for it and ask your crush out.

Words can't even describe how much Olympic medals means to me, because of all the hard work, sacrifice and effort I put in at the gym, and also because of how much my family supported me and sacrificed their dreams for mine. It also means a lot to me, knowing that I became the first African American to win the individual all-around gold medal.

I was just, you know, kind of getting racist jokes, kind of being isolated from the group. So it was definitely hard. I would come home at night and just cry my eyes out.

I would love to be remembered as someone who inspired young girls never to give up on their dreams.

I'd tell any girl who continues to love gymnastics enough to want pursue a college scholarship to keep pushing yourself 100% in the gym every single day.

Always be courageous and strong, & don't fear. You've got to be confident when you're competing. You've got to be a beast.

I just want to inspire all those people who gave up and said 'I quit,' Never give up!

Did I choose my hair texture? No. I'm grateful for having this hair on my head.

I don't like to try strange foods. I like to explore different foods, but if you ask me to eat crocodile or frogs... I'm like no. That's where I draw the line.

Sometimes I like to watch videos of myself and see how confident I was.

Nothing is going to change. I’m going to wear my hair like this during beam and bar finals. You might as well stop talking about it.

Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me.

You want to picture yourself being on top and doing amazing gymnastics.

Believe, don’t fear, believe.

I like squirrels. Theyre so adventurous.

I want to do all roles. The skys the limit.

I wanted to finish on a stronger note. Fighting through that routine, you know what I was like, 'I'm just fighting through.'

I love how everybody just brings a different personality to the mix and everyone's different in their own way. There's a lot of energy - that's the vibe of Team USA.