Top 102 Gymnast Quotes & Sayings

I was into sports and swimming as a kid and didn't spend a whole lot of time sitting down. I was a gymnast.

If you've got hips, you can't be a gymnast or dancer. That ruled me out.

I'm not just a normal guy. I'm a gymnast.

I was a gymnast for many years before I was a dancer, so it comes in pretty handy when I do stunts.

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

Definitely gymnastics, because I was a gymnast for 11 years. That's my thing. My girlfriend Betty Okino was in the 1992 Olympics and won a bronze medal. She's a gymnast. So I'm a huge fan.

I was a gymnast for many years before I was a dancer, so it comes in pretty handy when we do stunts.

I don't want to be considered a gymnast anymore.

I'm not an athlete, and I'm not a gymnast, but I've always loved any type of sport and fitness, and I love running Tough Mudder or Spartan races and anything that's strength.

I wanted to be a gymnast when I was young - I used to do backflips and all those things in the street and at home - but my grandma said it was dangerous and made me stop.

I told myself after 2008 that I was done for good. But they say you can't keep a gymnast away from her sport.

I was a gymnast as a little girl.

I didn't want to be a dancer... I just did it to work my way through college. But I was always an athlete and gymnast, so it came naturally.

I've always been extremely physical. I was a gymnast for 15 years, and then I was a dancer for nine, so I was kind of looking for these parts. But we have a tendency in Denmark not to do many action films.

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

I've still got a few moves from my days as a gymnast.

I've never wanted to be anything but a gymnast. Maybe it is dangerous-but when you start thinking about danger, you might as well give up.

I was a gymnast for twelve or thirteen years. Then I got into surfing and now I paddle board and hike and do whatever I can. I think it's my love of the outdoors.

As a gymnast, you always wear spandex. Being a teenager wearing spandex? It was tough accepting how my body looked, especially if there was any weight gain.

I was a gymnast when I was little, like 8, 9, 10.

When I was young I wanted to be a gymnast. I used to compete at it, but then I grew too tall.

Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player.

I'm healthy - for a gymnast.

I was always known as that stocky, muscular, powerful, short, athlete. People always wondered if I was on steroids, and it was because I wasn't that long and lean, flexible, artistic gymnast. It didn't affect me too much but it got to the point where I tried to be that long and lean gymnast, and it just wasn't possible.

I was a gymnast for years.

A person who undertakes the study of Zen and learns concentration and meditation is like a gymnast. You become a gymnast of the mind.

My teammates and my coaches have all allowed me to step into my individuality and not be defined by just being a gymnast.

Even though I'm a gymnast, I've always loved dancing.

I was a gymnast for 13 years, so I was heavy into sports.

I started playing golf after a broken knee led me to quit my career as an elite gymnast. It wasn't long before I became one of the world's top-ranked amateur players.

When I was younger I wanted to be a gymnast, but they have to be quite short - I was tall.

I was a gymnast and my favorite event was floor because I got to smile.

Gymnastics is a lot like life. You don't become an Elite gymnast by bickering and having a negative attitude. You have to be positive to get to that level.

I was a gymnast when I was younger but sadly didn't really keep it up with age.

As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.

It sounds funny, but the 2008 Olympics were something that just kind of happened, and I was lucky they came at a point when I was uninjured and well prepared. As a gymnast, you can't ask for much more.

Talent alone is not enough. I believe that a really good gymnast is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.

I was a semi-professional gymnast as a child. I did rhythmic gymnastics, but I sustained an injury and strained all the muscles in my spine.

I was encouraged to use my voice and explore my passions outside of the sport. And when I did that, I was finally able to realize my true self-worth. I was more than that of a gymnast.

I didn't want to be a dancer. I just did it to work my way through college. But I was always an athlete and gymnast, so it came naturally.

I didn't know I wanted to be a gymnast; I was just introduced to the gym. I loved the place because it looked like a hi-tech playground with mats and a lot of things I can hang from.

I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and was a very competitive (and stressed out!) gymnast before getting into entertainment, but it was never the actual gymnastics that was my true love. I loved the performing aspect of it all.

First, don't cry. That's the worst thing a gymnast can do in training, because it can ruin your concentration and lead to injury. Second, always place the highest demands of yourself in the sport.

The ideal gymnast would be between 4 feet 7 and 5-2. I wouldn't be able to pinpoint an ideal height, however. It would be foolish to say that a gymnast above 5-2 could not be great.

I was a gymnast when I was younger. My parents put me in gymnastics, and I was actually only good at the floor. I was terrible at everything else, especially beam. Unfortunately, you can't be a gymnast unless you're good at all of the apparatuses, so I became a competitive cheerleader. I was just the main tumbler for my squad.

I never even thought about being an actor. Somebody asked me if I'd like to learn the craft, and I said, 'Okay.' I was a gymnast in a show at that time, and somebody asked me afterwards one night. I performed as a gymnast for nine years, and then I did acting after that.

Giving interviews is the most difficult thing about being a gymnast.

As a competitive gymnast, my life has always been filled with challenges that would ultimately define my future. From day one, I was taught to be prepared at all costs.

I actually was a competitive gymnast for the first part of my life. From age 6 to 12, I dedicated pretty much everything to that, until I got injured really badly.

I'd really like to be a gymnast and be super flexible.

I was never invited to the White House. They invited that Olympic Russian gymnast - that little Communist, Olga Korbut.

I was enough of an acrobat and a gymnast and a dancer and everything else so that I could handle the kung fu, because it's just choreography.

I think I finally have really taken ownership of myself and me as a gymnast.

I pay attention to my diet to be a healthier gymnast, but I'm not obsessive over it.

The main thing for a gymnast is total concentration while competing. At such moments one has to put everything else behind. I know that other gymnasts can do so with a smile, but I can't. And I don't even try to.

I'm going to become like a gymnast. I watch online, on Instagram, these gymnast influencers, and that's where I want to get.

My mom was a high school gymnast.

The physical DNA has always been part of our family. My dad was a good boxer and gymnast; my mum is a ballroom dancer, and my brother does martial arts.

I love all the attention, people noticing me. 'There's the gymnast. There she is!'

I realize how much ballet gave me, and because of ballet, I’m known as a graceful gymnast.