Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.
I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits.
Finally I almost dropped gymnastics because I couldn't live without create, and you know, and then, all public in the world start to say, we don't want to see gymnastics without Olga.
Success depends on how much you are willing to sacrifice, how much you are willing to alter your everyday life for a particular goal.
The best way to show respect to your fellow athletes is to give the best performance you can.
Genius is eternal patience.
Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about.
Wake up every day knowing that today is a new day and only you can determine the outcome of that day. So dream big, accept the challenge, and never look back.
I want to bring more gymnastics on television.
We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen.
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.
In gymnastics, you have to be perfect every step along the way.
It's not the hours you put in your work that counts, it's the work you put in the hours.
There is always tension in women's gymnastics between athleticism, grace, performance, and eros.
Competing in gymnastics is the greatest reminder of being alive as a human being.
Hard work is always hard work, for young gymnasts and old gymnasts. Whoever can handle this will be a champion.
A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
I don't think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it. I think if you are determined enough and willing to pay the price, you can get it done.
Set daily, monthly and long term goals and dreams. Don't ever be afraid to dream too big. Nothing is impossible. If you believe in yourself, you can achieve it.
As long as you've done your best, making mistakes doesn't matter. You and I are human; we will mess up. What counts is learning from your mistakes and getting back up when life has knocked you down.
The harder we work now, the easier it will be later.
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.
In order to be a world-class expert in anything, be it audiology, drama, music, art, gymnastics, whatever, one needs to have a minimum of 10,000 hours of practice. Unfortunately, it doesn't mean that if you put in 10,000 hours that you will become an expert, but there aren't any cases where someone has achieved world-class mastery without it! So the time spent at the activity is indeed the most important and influential factor.
I’m a true believer in the mental side of gymnastics – the 95% mental and 5% physical. It’s totally true. As you get to an older age, at 25 years old, I’ve pretty much learned everything that I need to learn in gymnastics. Now it’s, can I mentally push through the daily grind? Can I push through the small injuries and the aches and pains?
Heart is what separates the good from the great.
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