Vanessa Ray Quotes

I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.

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

I'm a hell of a bloody good dancer.

A lot of people know me for my speed and my flexibility. I like to jump, but I'm not really the best jumper. I'm more of a spinner.

Everyone needs to move - if you're a pro athlete, a contortionist, a computer programmer, or just somebody who wants to play with their kids.

You are an athlete if you are a dancer.

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.

I've danced my whole life. Martial arts is just fun for me, it's all choreographed a bit like dance. I have done Muay Thai and Wushu, which is cool because it's very fluid dance. I also do Tricking. It's kind of like Taekwondo with the big kicks and flips and showier aspects of martial arts.

Right now I'm working on the back handspring.

Gymnastics was my calling. I think it chose me in a lot of ways.

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

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

Dance is certainly a sport, and they are phenomenal athletes, and they're also artists.

Maybe that's why I like gymnastics - because I like to fly.

If you can jump, you can jump.

I see myself as a pretty mobile big man.

I could do a standing back flip at 13.

I can put both legs over my head.

The hardest for me is rings because it is a lot more strength-oriented, while all the other events are about fluidity and flexibility. It's the one event that doesn't coincide with the fluidity, which is my strength.

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

I'm really good at gymnastics, and that's about it.

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

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

I dazzle you with that footwork.

Scouts have always been surprised by the way I'm able to move at my size. How fast and agile I am.