Gabby Douglas Quotes

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

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

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.

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

“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.'”

— Gabby Douglas

“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.”

— Gabby Douglas

“It's very tough for me to focus. I'm like: 'Look, something shiny! No, focus. Oh, there goes a butterfly!'”

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

“I like squirrels. They're so adventurous.”

— Gabby Douglas

“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.”

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

“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.”

— Gabby Douglas

Even before I competed in the Olympics, I always wanted to write a book.

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

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?'

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

“It's just incredible how people come up to me and say, 'Gabby, you inspire me to do anything I can set my mind to.' It's truly an honor.”

— Gabby Douglas

“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.”

— Gabby Douglas

“I learned from my mom to always keep pushing yourself.”

— Gabby Douglas

“I love listening to Lil' Wayne, Drake, and Eminem to get me fired up!”

— Gabby Douglas

“Everyone has hiccups in their families.”

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

“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.”

— Gabby Douglas

“I've been on a tweeting mission.”

— Gabby Douglas

“It's definitely important to have your mom and family there to back you up and cheering from the stands. You'd love them to come to every big dance and every big game, but sometimes that's not possible.”

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

“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.”

— Gabby Douglas

“Never quit. Never give up.”

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

“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.”

— Gabby Douglas

“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.”

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

If we set our minds, we can achieve anything.

— Gabby Douglas

“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.”

— Gabby Douglas

“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,”

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

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.

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

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

— Gabby Douglas

“Nothing is going to change. I'm going to wear my hair like this during beam and bar finals. You might as well stop talking about it.”

— Gabby Douglas