73 Quotes by Katelyn Ohashi

You can tell when someone recognizes you and they want to say something, but they don't want to bother you.

The Olympics were something that was put in my path. I knew I was capable, I worked so hard for it, so I guess it's like, Why wouldn't I want to go to the Olympics? But it was never something that I was really, really dead set on. It was just what my coaches and everyone else forced upon me.

As a gymnast, I've always compartmentalized my life, which is a blessing and a curse. But over time, I've learned that my sport doesn't fully define me, and I think that's where a lot of the joy in my routines comes from now: I'm not compartmentalizing as much, and I know who I am beyond my sport.

I've always had an undeniable love for gymnastics.

Women are 'expected' to have skinny waists yet still be voluptuous. People surrounding us tell us we need to eat but then look at us in disgust if we cross the invisible line of overeating.

I was a mess my freshman year of college. I still had so much pain in my heart.

I am who I am today because of a lot of the things I've learned in gymnastics.

Both my parents had never been to New York, so when they got to go out with me for 'Good Morning America,' they were so happy.

As much as you love a sport, I don't think love and joy necessarily go hand in hand. I think you can still be in love with the sport but just not happy in it.