Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Liang Chow

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Chinese athlete Liang Chow.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Liang Chow is a Chinese former artistic gymnast. He is the founder, owner, and head coach of Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, Iowa. He is notable for being the coach of 2008 Olympic balance beam champion Shawn Johnson and 2012 Olympic individual all-around champion Gabby Douglas. He coached senior US gymnasts Norah Flatley and Rachel Gowey and junior US gymnast Victoria Nguyen.

Chinese - Athlete | Born: January 1, 1968

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Without the lessons I learned in gymnastics, I would be crushed.

Liang Chow

I've been coaching the sport for a number of years. And I went through many athletes. Some athletes stay with your program for a long, long period of time. Some athletes, they have a different approach as far as coaching style or your philosophies. I totally respect their own opinions - they have the right to choose their own coach.

Liang Chow

In China, I lived in a dormitory, and the government paid for everything - food, buses. In Iowa, I had to run after the bus, and cook for myself. The first weeks in the U.S., I was asking, 'Where is my food?'

Liang Chow

There's a lot of pressure, and it's a long battle, to coach at the elite level. My wife and I didn't take a vacation for 10 years.

Liang Chow

I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have my very own school - no way. And I had no idea I'd be coaching girls. It's wild.

Liang Chow

God had a plan for everything. I never knew I'd come to Iowa, but now I love Iowa. Everything is so great about it - the people, the environment, education. I'm so proud to say I'm an Iowan. I'm living the dream.

Liang Chow

If you have the talent and if you have the ability, and you work for it, you can achieve your goals.

Liang Chow

On the balance beam, sometimes it's really hard to stay on if you're having some rough times.

Liang Chow

I started with California, and I did not like it. I flew over to Seattle, and I did not like it much. I felt like Iowa is the place - I like the people and the environment.

Liang Chow

I think gymnastics trained me as a person, too. Without the lessons I learned in gymnastics, I would be crushed.

Liang Chow

The first weeks in the US, I was asking, ‘Where is my food?’

Liang Chow

A champion isn’t made of muscle; a champion is made of heart.

Liang Chow