Gabby Douglas Quotes

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.

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

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.

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

Never quit. Never give up.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.'

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

If we set our minds, we can achieve anything.

I like squirrels. Theyre so adventurous.

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

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.

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

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.

Believe, don’t fear, believe.

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.

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

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

It is everything I thought it would be; being the Olympic champion, it definitely is an amazing feeling. And I give all the glory to God. It's kind of a win-win situation. The glory goes up to him and the blessings fall down on me. Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things He does for me.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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.