Donald O'Connor Quotes

To learn to do backflips and front flips, you had to fall and bump your head a couple times. I've been doing them since I was a little one, though. Just something I've enjoyed doing, just flip.

I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits.

I do like all different kinds of sports and stuff. I've taken up gymnastics and slacklining - you know, tightroping, basically.

We got to jump on, like, trampolines, learn flips, learn karate, kung fu, Hong Kong street fighting.

I've always been an incredibly physically capable human being. I've always had good control of my body, walk a hundred feet on my hands, jump off rock wall and do a back flip into the sand. That's always been who I am.

Right now I'm working on the back handspring.

But, I couldn't live without creation gymnastics.

You want your lady to be a contortionist. What man wouldn't want a lady who's a contortionist?

Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about.

At age 10, I was better at ballet than I think I will ever be at any physical activity for the rest of my life.

That's something I do, like, all the time. I just do backflips off things.

It's definitely a necessity to make split-second decisions when you're doing gymnastics because things don't always go perfect.

My goal is to do cartwheels for the rest of my life.

I am partial to a cartwheel or two. It's the way to go; I'll be doing them in my 50s, hopefully.

I can walk on my hands.

I started taking gymnastic classes when I was 3 years old.

I was a gymnast for many years before I was a dancer, so it comes in pretty handy when we do stunts.

As I grew up, I started practising gymnastics. I love dancing as well. So that keeps me fit.

I could do a standing back flip at 13.

I always wanted to be active, and I always wanted to perform. That's why I loved gymnastics.

I wish I could be good at gymnastics.

I can run up a wall and do a back flip - that's the most impressive thing that I can do.

I had been on the junior Olympic team in high school for trampoline; I could do twenty-six back flips in a row.

I've still got a few moves from my days as a gymnast.

I was always cast doing something athletic. I can't do a cartwheel.