Quotes About Discipline

My dad felt old school.

Growing up, watching the New Jersey Devils, I watched players like Ken Daneyko, Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer, old school players who respected the game.

I feel like my era was an era in which guys learned their trade the old school way.

I was brought up with old-fashioned values. I wasn't allowed to have a boyfriend until I finished school. I wasn't allowed to wear make-up: the nuns would scrub your face if they saw it.

My grandma was so old-fashioned. She thought we were supposed to have homework every night. I would come home, and she would be like, 'Where's your homework?' and I'd be like, 'I don't have none.' She'd be like, 'I'ma call your teacher.'

My parents felt old-fashioned, growing up - they were quite disciplinarian. We went to church and had to learn music, but in hindsight it was a good thing.

My older brother was always in the gym, and I saw how hard he worked. Around middle school, I was in there with him, and I started to love it. But it wasn't like I had a basketball in my hand at age 2.

Wrestling is one of the earliest and oldest martial arts there is.

Any Olympic sport is great to watch.

Throughout my entire life, I've always been a captain. I was the captain of my high school team. I was the captain at Oklahoma State University. I was the captain of the 2008 Olympic team.

Gymnastics is my favorite Olympic sport, hands-down.

There was a time in my life I wanted that Olympic medal, and all I did was train, train, train and work harder than ever.

The Olympic Games showed us that with self-discipline and dedication we can be champions.

I am not trying my best because it is the Olympics. I try my best always.

It was pretty extensive - we worked out 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 3 months, which I think is more than anybody in the Olympics. I thought well I don't need this, the girls need it, but it was a gift.

I really want to do the Olympics. Obviously, I can't let things out of the bag, so to speak.

I'm not allowed to celebrate as normal eighteen year olds probably would but I'm going to save it for after the Olympics!

Training for the Olympics was a lifelong endeavor and took many years.

The Olympics shows the community what gymnastics is all about.

I need to practice every day to be at my best for winning the third gold at the Rio Olympics.

I have a black belt and used to compete when I was a kid! I did the Junior Olympics.

I took my time with the sport of MMA. I wrestled, won the Olympics. I boxed for years.

In wrestling, you're talking about a fraternity of champions, and I got a chance to be a part of that Olympic championship club. And anyone that ever won the Olympics in wrestling, there's something different about them.

All boxers are OCD. You can see a bit of OCD in me before I go into the ring. I can't put on my right boot before my left. It's the same with my gloves. It's got to always be the left foot and the left hand first. I would freak out if I did it differently. I have to do the left first because that's the way I done it when I won the Olympics.