Quotes from Liang Chow

On the balance beam, sometimes it's really hard to stay on if you're having some rough times.

In China, I lived in a dormitory, and the government paid for everything - food, buses. In Iowa, I had to run after the bus, and cook for myself. The first weeks in the U.S., I was asking, 'Where is my food?'

I've been coaching the sport for a number of years. And I went through many athletes. Some athletes stay with your program for a long, long period of time. Some athletes, they have a different approach as far as coaching style or your philosophies. I totally respect their own opinions - they have the right to choose their own coach.

I started with California, and I did not like it. I flew over to Seattle, and I did not like it much. I felt like Iowa is the place - I like the people and the environment.

I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have my very own school - no way. And I had no idea I'd be coaching girls. It's wild.

Without the lessons I learned in gymnastics, I would be crushed.

I think gymnastics trained me as a person, too. Without the lessons I learned in gymnastics, I would be crushed.

There's a lot of pressure, and it's a long battle, to coach at the elite level. My wife and I didn't take a vacation for 10 years.

If you have the talent and if you have the ability, and you work for it, you can achieve your goals.

The first weeks in the US, I was asking, 'Where is my food?'