Gabby Douglas Quotes

I don't know where this is coming from. What's wrong with my hair? I'm like 'I just made history and people are focused on my hair?' It can be bald or short, it doesn't matter about my hair. Nothing is going to change. I'm going to wear my hair like this during beam and bar finals. You might as well just stop talking about it.

I would love to be a role model.

No one is going to feel sorry for you, so you have to go out there and be fierce.

Even if you have the talent, you still have to push yourself. I don't think dreams magically appear, that's why they're called dreams. But if you do want to make that dream a reality, then you have to push yourself. It takes a lot of hard work, and if you don't have the focus, then it's going to be all the harder. If you have a big dream, it takes all of the above to achieve it: passion, the focus and the effort.

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

Sacrifices are not in vain. At the end, everything will pay off.

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

I googled 'Gabby Douglas,' and all these things popped up like 'Gabby Douglas makes history!' And 'She's the champion!'

I've learned how to stay humble. I don't want to get in over my head because when you do that it takes you off your game.

My mom says I'm a fighter, a fierce competitor, and I think I am, too.

I wake up at about 9 a.m., and have a few hours of school or time to relax. Then, I have practice at 2:30 p.m. with my team.

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.

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

I kind of do think of myself as a superhero and just flying high, and doing these crazy flips.

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

My message is to never quit, never give up. When you have a little trouble here and there, just keep fighting. In the end, it will pay off.

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.

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.

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

I accomplished something big and that's a memory I will never forget.

I had to face a lot coming through this journey, a lot of sacrifices, difficulties, challenges, and injuries.

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

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.