Gabby Douglas Quotes

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

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

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.

We can choose a path that leads us into trouble. It all comes down to our decisions at the end of the day.

I’ve been on a tweeting mission.

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

I love all the attention, people noticing me. ‘There’s the gymnast. There she is!’

By now, you’ve probably caught on to something: my mother is always standing by with just the right Scripture or inspirational saying to get me through any tough situation.

Gospel music always relaxes me and calms my nerves.

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

I would love to be a role model.

I like squirrels. They’re so adventurous.

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.

I take my Bible with me, sometimes two of them, when I travel.

I got my feet wet in a couple of shows. I did a cameo on my favorite show, ‘The Vampire Diaries.’ And I guest starred on a show called ‘Kickin’ It’ on Disney.

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

I learned from my mom to always keep pushing yourself.

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

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

My family and I had to overcome a lot to get where we are today.

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

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.

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

You need your mom and dad to protect you. It means they love you so much.

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.

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

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

Me and my dad are kind of distant since my mom and him separated.