Gabby Douglas Quotes

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

You Just Have To Go Full Out With Confidence And Be Courageous.

Oprah has definitely caught my eye. My mom and I used to watch her shows. We just love her.

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

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

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

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.'

Everyone has hiccups in their families.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Never quit. Never give up.

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

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.

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.

Toward the end of the Olympics, you get physically tired and drained. And no matter how much rest you have, your body is tired.

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

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 want to do all roles. The sky's the limit.

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

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

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,

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 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.

I've been on a tweeting mission.

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

I would love to be a role model.

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.'

I learned from my mom to always keep pushing yourself.

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

I think I was about 14 when I did my first makeup. I was like, 'Wow, I really like this what do you call it? Makeup thing?'

I like squirrels. They're 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 just want to inspire all those people who gave up and said 'I quit,' Never give up!

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