Katelyn Ohashi Quotes

Katelyn Ohashi

Profession : Athlete

Birth : April 12, 1997

I've been told I looked like I swallowed an elephant or a pig, whichever was more fitting that day.

Katelyn Ohashi

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

Katelyn Ohashi

How I've always felt is that the fun in gymnastics got taken away from me too soon.

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I think I finally have really taken ownership of myself and me as a gymnast.

Katelyn Ohashi

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.

Katelyn Ohashi

Before bed, I just brush my teeth and fall asleep. I don't usually wear makeup, but if I do, I'll wipe it off. Then it's pajamas and falling into bed, no other routine; I'm pretty good at just falling asleep right away.

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One habit that's important for keeping me mentally healthy is having meaningful conversations with the people around me. That's a habit that fuels my body and my mind. I also like to go to the beach and write, and I've been trying to focus on giving myself time to be alone.

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

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I know it's important to stay humble.

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Growing up, I was often put under a lot of pressure. Being an athlete, I've been dealing with pressure for a long time.

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Floor is where I get to express myself. That's, like my party time, like my play time.

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I think gymnastics can be a really brutal sport. I don't think it's supposed to be a brutal sport.

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In life, we are told to do or be so many different things and expected to fit so many different expectations; I think that's something I always had a hard time with.

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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.

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

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Gymnastics has taught me so many lessons, and I couldn't be more grateful for everything that I've gone through.

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I can't control what other people think.

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

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In elite gymnastics, I was surrounded by this bubble, that gymnastics was literally all I knew, and I'd like to know about worldly issues.

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I feed off the audience a lot, their energy.

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