Gymnastics Quotes

1.

I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.

~ Simone Biles

2.

Be yourself. It’s really important not to try and be someone else.

~ Katelyn Ohashi

3.

Hard work is always hard work, for young gymnasts and old gymnasts. Whoever can handle this will be a champion.

~ Svetlana Boguinskaya

4.

The only risk is not taking the risk. You’ve got to take that step.

~ Jaycie Phelps

5.

If you are afraid of failure, you don’t deserve success.

~ Nastia Liukin

6.

Competing in gymnastics is the greatest reminder of being alive as a human being.

~ Raj Bhavsar

7.

A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.

~ Mary Lou Retton

8.

There is always going to be a reason why you can’t do something; your job is to constantly look for the reasons why you can achieve your dreams.

~ Shannon Miller

9.

Gymnastics demands so much of our time. We train all week and travel and compete on weekends. The people you’re surrounded by really become your second family, your best friends, your sisters. My coach was like a second mother for me.

~ Amanda Borden

10.

Don’t look at the big picture as the only achievement. Start with set, smart goals and work up to something bigger.

~ Jordyn Wieber

11.

Don’t set your goals to be a star. Set your goals to be the best that you can be and go from there.

~ Dominique Dawes

12.

You make your own luck. You make it in training.

~ Simone Biles

13.

I don’t think my natural talent is much different to the other gymnasts. It is a matter of how I train and how I think about my training. I also give a lot of thought to my routines.

~ Kohei Uchimura

14.

When you are on the podium nobody is asking you if you are 15 or 30 years old. What matters is who can do great gymnastics.

~ Oksana Chusovitina

15.

Don’t make excuses, just get it done!

~ Suzanne Yoculan

16.

As a competitor, you have to learn pretty quickly how to deal with pressure.

~ Mitch Gaylord

17.

Jump off the beam, flip off the bars, follow your dreams and reach for the stars.

~ Nadia Comăneci

18.

Practice like you have never won. Perform like you have never lost.

~ Kyla Ross

19.

Don’t let people tell you that you can’t do something.

~ Laurie Hernandez

20.

To be a gymnast, you must have the strength to hold on and the courage to let go.

~ Madison Kocian

21.

The main thing for a gymnast is total concentration while competing. At such moments one has to put everything else behind. 

~ Ludmilla Tourischeva

22.

The one day you don’t go into practice and use that day to the fullest is the one day someone is going to beat you.

~ Blaine Wilson

23.

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

~ Vladislav Rastorotsky

24.

After thorough reflection, I realized that my desire to achieve my goals in this sport outweighed my self-doubt. This perseverance has helped me to be successful not only in gymnastics, but in my non-athletic life as well.

~ Jonathan Horton

25.

You can’t always be the best. You have to remember that everyone makes mistakes sometimes.

~ Aly Raisman

26.

I know how to smile, I know how to laugh, I know how to play. But I know how to do these things only after I have fulfilled my mission.

~ Nadia Comăneci

27.

You’ve got to be confident when you’re competing. You’ve got to be a beast.

~ Gabby Douglas

28.

This ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows.

~ Olga Korbut

29.

Even if kids don’t love gymnastics, if they start at any age with some classes, they can learn so many different things – they can build a lot of character, strength, flexibility, and courage. Hopefully, they can also develop a sense of fearlessness.

~ Nastia Liukin

30.

I don’t run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.

~ Nadia Comăneci

31.

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!

~ Aly Raisman

31.

Practice creates confidence. Confidence empowers you.

~ Simone Biles

32.

Rather than focusing on the obstacle in your path, focus on the bridge over the obstacle.

~ Mary Lou Retton

33.

Practice as if its competition, but compete as if its practice.

~ Peter Vidmar

34.

It’s human nature to be timid in the face of obstacles, but I have learned to believe that challenges are opportunities for genius to shine. In order to feel alive, we have to accomplish things that we once believed we could not.

~ Dominique Moceanu

34.

Injury taught me I need to learn how to face challenges.

~ Shawn Johnson

35.

I was terrified of vault, like literally I hated it. I had a fear of running as fast as I could at a solid object, which is I think a normal fear to have because nobody would really want to do that. Once I got over the fear of running into the table I just kind of relaxed and now it’s like autopilot. I love it.

~ Alicia Sacramone

36.

One of the things about my sport that’s important is consistency – being able to do your routines consistently and training consistently. If you change it up or try to make everything more intense because the Olympics is coming up, you tend to put too much pressure on your mind and your body.

~ Jonathan Horton

37.

The first time I come to the gym I told my coach I would like to become an Olympic Champion.

~ Svetlana Boguinskaya

38.

Go into the sport because you have fun doing it, not because of ‘what ifs’ and dreams of gold medals. That way, no matter what happens, you win.

~ Shannon Miller

39.

It’s important to push yourself further than you think you can go each and every day — as that is what separates the good from the great.

~ Kerri Strugg