Gabby Douglas quotes:

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Gospel music always relaxes me and calms my nerves.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

I would love to be a role model.

You've got to be confident when you're competing. You've got to be a beast.

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

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.'

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

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

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

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

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.

Never quit. Never give up.

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

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.

I like squirrels. They're so adventurous.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

I learned from my mom to always keep pushing yourself.

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.

Believe, don't fear, believe.

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

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.

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.'

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

I blast "Northern Sky," by the Capital Kings, on the way there, but at the gym, I totally zone out.

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.

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

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.

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!

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

I like squirrels. Theyre so adventurous.

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

I love how everybody just brings a different personality to the mix and everyone's different in their own way. There's a lot of energy - that's the vibe of Team USA.

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 want to do all roles. The skys the limit.

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

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

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 was supporting Aly [Raisman]. I will always will support them and respect them. I don't want anyone to take it as jealous or I wanted attention.

If we set our minds, we can achieve anything.

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

I'm a very good bowler, which I discovered a few months ago.

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.

It's definitely important to have your mom and family there to back you up and cheering from the stands.

I've been on a tweeting mission.

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.

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.

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

Serena Williams [ispires me]. The first time I met her, she was like, "We should hang out and go to dinner," and I'm like, "Uh, yeah! If you insist."

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

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

The other girls [in team] have experience. They've been competing on a lot of international world-class stages. They knew what to expect and what to do and what not to do. Me and Aly [Raisman] just gave them advice on the media side. We said, it's gonna be crazy. It's the Olympics. But it's gonna be fun!

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

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.