Quotes from Katelyn Ohashi

During my freshman year of college, it became undeniably clear that I didn't want to be great again. I correlated greatness with misery.

As an athlete, you learn to keep pushing through the pain until the pain eventually becomes unbearable. Even then, you are told to continue.

I was unbeatable - until I wasn't.

I have always wanted my routine to spark joy for all people.

If my Michael Jackson routine left even one person feeling uncomfortable or less joyful, I felt like it was in everyone's best interest to change the music to my routine.

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 said before, 'gymnastics is abusive,' but now I know it's not the sport that's abusive - it's the culture that was created and accepted and normalized.

Stuff happened in every sport. Every sport can become abusive.

My entire college career has kind of been me stepping into my joy.

As a little girl, I could not sit still until my parents told me it was time to go to the gym.

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.

I was compared to a bird that was too fat to lift itself off the ground.

There was a time where I was on top of the world, an Olympic hopeful.

This may sound shocking, but I never dreamed about going to the Olympics.

By 2012, I probably had, like, three stress reactions in my back. Two stress fractures in my fibula.

For dinner, I like to have a protein and veggies again. But because of my ulcerative colitis, really healthy foods are hard on my stomach. Sugars aren't good, and I have to be careful with vegetables. So it can be tough to find food that feels good.

You can still get results without abuse.

As athletes, you always know that mistakes happen, and not everyone is perfect, and you can't be perfect.

I won the 2011 Visa Championships, the 2012 Pacific Rims, and then the 2013 American Cup (the first and only senior elite competition of my elite career).

I used to hate my legs. Now I've learned to embrace them. They've allowed to do everything that I am able to do.

I want to put out a few books throughout my lifetime.