15 Quotes by Dominique Dawes

Don’t set your goals to be a star. Set your goals to be the best that you can be and go from there.

There will be mistakes and there will be falters. There will be things that are not a part of your plan. See the challenges in your life and accept them and embrace them.

I realized I love motivating and I love empowering and I love inspiring people. I did that as an athlete for 18 years, and I am able to do that as a motivational speaker now as well as doing work on television.

I love athletics. As an athlete, I like to believe I can still do the things I used to do when I was once young.

I thoroughly enjoy the work I do in helping motivate and empower young girls to celebrate and love their natural selves.

Eleven years old is not an early age to set your sight on the Olympics for a gymnast, because we normally peak in high school. I first qualified for the Olympics team during my sophomore year in high school, when I was 15 years old.

I struggled with self-esteem issues as a young girl, and it was not until my gymnastics career was completed in 2000 that I realized my accomplishments would not have been possible without my type of body, and I finally started to appreciate and celebrate myself.

I think it's actually harder to watch the meet from the media section. You have no control there.

I think in any industry, it is competitive. There are a certain number of slots out there and opportunities out there. So you need to make sure that you're always on the top of your toes, trying to get better.