61 Gymnastics Quotes and Sayings

In this post, you will find amazing gymnastics sayings.

Short Gymnastics Sayings

 

“My entire adolescence was geared toward one thing: gymnastics.” —Kerri Strug

 

“Seven days without gymnastics makes one weak.” —Unknown

 

“Maybe that’s why I like gymnastics – because I like to fly.” —Nadia Comaneci

 

“If you’re not standing on the edge you’re taking up too much space.” —Suzanne Yoculan

 

“Practice like you have never won. Perform like you have never lost.” —Shawn Johnson

 

“Gymnasts defeat gravity.” —Unknown

 

“Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.” —Nadia Comaneci

 

“I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.” —Simone Biles

 

“A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself.” —Shawn Johnson

 

“In gymnastics, you have to be perfect every step along the way.” —Shannon Miller

 

“Hard days are the best because that is when champions are made.” —Gabby Douglas

 

“Roses are red, Bruises are blue, Gymnastics is forever, and Teammates are, too.” —Unknown

 

“If you’re afraid of failure, you don’t deserve success.” —Nastia Liukin

 

“Finish what you start, no matter how painful it may be.” —Nastia Liukin

 

“You’ve got to be confident when you’re competing. You’ve got to be a beast.” —Gabby Douglas

 

“Repeatedly convincing yourself you aren’t going to die.” —Simone Biles

 

“If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.” —Simone Biles

 

“You know you’re a gymnast when you’re on your hands as much as your feet.” —Unknown

 

“The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.” —Herbert Kaufman

 

“If you lose the nerves, you lose the sport.” —Shawn Johnson

 

“You are the only one that can stop you from being all you can be.” —Nastia Liukin

 

“The Olympics shows the community what gymnastics is all about.” —Bela Karolyi

 

“We can push ourselves further. We always have more to give.” —Simone Biles

 

“Don’t practice until you get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong.” —Unknown

 

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” —Vince Lombardi

Gymnastics Sayings

 

“Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about.” —Shawn Johnson

 

“Hard work is always hard work, for young gymnasts and old gymnasts. Whoever can handle this will be a champion.” —Svetlana Boguinskaya

 

“Gymnastics is just one part of my life, and I’m having as much fun with it as possible.” —Simone Biles

 

“In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that’s pretty tough to get through.” —Shannon Miller

 

“Set your goals, follow your dreams, listen to your heart and don’t let anything stand in your way.” —Brandy Johnson

 

“Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew.” —Shannon Miller

 

“Being a gymnast means you have the strength to hold on and the courage to let go.” —Jordyn Wieber

 

“It’s definitely a necessity to make split-second decisions when you’re doing gymnastics because things don’t always go perfect.” —Jacob Dalton

 

“Gymnastics has made me strong. I feel like it broke me down to my lowest point, but at the same time, it has given me the greatest strength anyone could ask for.” —Shawn Johnson

 

“Gymnastics taught me everything – life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.” —Shawn Johnson

 

“Gymnastics is not only a good thing to live by, but it is important to understand how it does help you in life.” —Shawn Johnson

 

“Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.” —William J. H. Boetcker

 

“Competing in gymnastics is the greatest reminder of being alive as a human being.” —Raj Bhavsar

 

“Everyone gets scared, and everyone falls. The key is to get right back up and try again.” —Shannon Miller

 

“I’ve always lived my gymnastics career with a lot of passion and a lot of purpose.” —Kyle Shewfelt

 

“Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.” —Dan Gable

 

“We typically don’t choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen.” —Shannon Miller

 

“Jump off the beam, flip off the bars, follow your dreams and reach for the stars.” —Nadia Comaneci

 

“Mistakes, obviously, show us what needs improving. Without mistakes, how would we know what we had to work on?” —Peter McWilliams

 

“There is always tension in women’s gymnastics between athleticism, grace, performance, and eros.” —Meghan O’Rourke

 

“Anyway I will go same road because I, I was born in gymnastics. This is my, how to say, my life and my duty.” —Olga Korbut

 

“Talent alone is not enough. I believe that a really good gymnast is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.” —Vladislav Rastorotsky

 

“I love my height because when I’m doing gymnastics, it really benefits the sport – and also, I think being short is kind of cute.” —Laurie Hernandez

 

“It’s important to push yourself further than you think you can go each and every day — as that is what separates the good from the great.” —Kerri Strug

 

“I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits.” —Kristin Kreuk

 

“One step, two steps, three steps; like winds of time experience joy of centuries, when movements become revelations of the dance of destinies.” —Shah Asad Rizvi

Top Ten Gymnastics Sayings

 

Here you will find top ten Gymnastic Sayings selected by our team.

  1. “A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself.” —Shawn Johnson
  2. “Hard work is always hard work, for young gymnasts and old gymnasts. Whoever can handle this will be a champion.” —Svetlana Boguinskaya
  3. “Set your goals, follow your dreams, listen to your heart and don’t let anything stand in your way.” —Brandy Johnson
  4. “Mistakes, obviously, show us what needs improving. Without mistakes, how would we know what we had to work on?” —Peter McWilliams
  5. “If you’re not standing on the edge you’re taking up too much space.” —Suzanne Yoculan
  6. “Practice like you have never won. Perform like you have never lost.” —Shawn Johnson
  7. “Jump off the beam, flip off the bars, follow your dreams and reach for the stars.” —Nadia Comaneci
  8. “Gymnastics taught me everything – life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.” —Shawn Johnson
  9. “In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that’s pretty tough to get through.” —Shannon Miller
  10. “Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about.” —Shawn Johnson