Nastia Liukin Quotes

Nastia Liukin — American Athlete born on October 30, 1989,

Anastasia Valeryevna "Nastia" Liukin is a Russian American retired artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic individual all-around champion, the 2005 and 2007 world champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 world champion on the uneven bars. She is also a four-time all-around U.S. national champion, winning twice as a junior and twice as a senior. With nine World Championships medals, seven of them individual, Liukin is tied with Shannon Miller for the third-highest tally of World Championship medals. Liukin also tied Miller's record as the American gymnast having won the most medals in a single non-boycotted Olympic Games... (wikipedia)

I've missed being able to flip in the air, flip on the beam and swing on the bars.

Gymnastics, especially in my family, is more than a sport. It's our life, it's our careers, it's our family business.

The first time I walked into the Olympic athlete village seeing the Visa ATM machine with my picture on it and the Chinese characters saying 'Destiny.' For some reason, it just boosted my confidence and it was before I had even worked out or had my first training or competed.

I don't want to repeat my mistakes.

I'm just trying to really take it one day at a time, because for me - and I know this sounds cliche, whatever - I achieved my ultimate goal, and nothing can really top that, you know?

Nastia Liukin Quotes

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