Gabby Douglas Quotes

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

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

It's very tough for me to focus. I'm like: 'Look, something shiny! No, focus. Oh, there goes a butterfly!'

For me going down in history being the first black American to win the gold, I think more colored people are going to start coming to the gymnastics world and say 'okay, anything is possible. If Gabby did it, then I can do it too.'

The hard work definitely paid off and hard work always does.

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

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.

I love listening to Lil' Wayne, Drake, and Eminem to get me fired up!

I wanted to tell my story and where I came from and my background, because it was not easy.

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 continue with gymnastics because I'm still young and fresh. I think can get some more titles under my belt.

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.

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

I've been on a tweeting mission.

I like squirrels. Theyre so adventurous.

Never give up and always keep fighting, because though times may be tough, the sacrifices do pay off, so just keep pushing towards your dream and just love it at the same time and enjoy it.

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.

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

The one snack I really love is YoCrunch yogurt. It's like an apple pie in a cup! You have your apples on the bottom, your yogurt in the middle, and piecrust crumbs on top.

Don't be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams!

The most important thing is to believe in yourself and know that you can do it.

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

You just have to be yourself and go full with confidence and be courageous!

If we set our minds, we can achieve anything.

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.

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

I used to have this lucky rock and I used to always have to rub it three times before I competed.

Gold medals are made out of sweat, blood and tears and effort in the gym every day.

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.

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

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'm not gonna lie, I love Usain Bolt and Serena Williams. What I love about Serena is that she just gets on the floor and she dominates. She handles her business very well, I respect that.

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!

You know, God has a plan for me, and I'm going to follow in his footsteps and just rejoice and be happy.

Believe, don’t fear, believe.

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.

If you push through the hard days you can get through anything.

Hard days are the best because that's when champions are made.

Never quit. Never give up.

My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a big day's waiting to happen.'

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

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

Always be courageous and strong, and don't fear.

I wear makeup pretty much every day. For training, I usually do a lighter base, a lighter blush and I used the mascara and a little bit of the lip gloss.

I think I would go for a Michael Phelps kind of guy.