Sylvie Guillem Quotes

Gymnastics is just one part of my life, and I'm having as much fun with it as possible.

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

Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.

Even if kids don't love gymnastics, if they start at any age with some classes, they can learn so many different things - they can build a lot of character, strength, flexibility, and courage. Hopefully, they can also develop a sense of fearlessness.

I think yoga is like anything else, it's a workout in the sense you are going to get what you put into it.

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

You are an athlete if you are a dancer.

I think that ballet is very good for the body. It's very similar to yoga, because you have to hold a position.

On the other hand, I think it is wonderful for everyone to take ballet classes, at any age. It gives you a discipline, it gives you a place to go. It gives you some control in your life.

As much as I love to dance, and I still take class, aerobics and that sort of thing, and I still move very well and all of that - I'm really not a dancer anymore.

'Tree Fu Tom' is a truly interactive programme because it is designed to help children get up off the sofa and physically move, which is a very important part of children's development.

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.

Gymnastics is my whole life, and I dream of going to the Olympics and being a world champ.

All physical activity begins with the body's core. I maintain the strength in my core so that I can jump, run, start, stop, and accelerate at the highest levels.

I had ridiculous amounts of energy. Mom's like, you're driving me crazy - do you want to try gymnastics? From the moment I started it, I loved it and it kind of was like storybook from there.

I do yoga; I'm pretty dedicated.

Most of our physical education teachers were just teachers, and they had to do the extra stuff on their own. I remember very vividly that they would hold a cane pole between two of the students down low, and we would all jump over it. And they would raise it and raise it and raise it.

If you can jump, you can jump.

I recommend multiple sports for sure. The memories I have bouncing around for each sport, having to juggle some in the same day, it's tough; it's difficult.

I love to do kung fu - it gives me energy.

I definitely want to put my kids in gymnastics at an early age, whether that's what they want to or not. Gymnastics just builds such a great fundamental strength at a young age, and they get great; they learn how to move with their body. I think that can translate to any sport later in life.

My mom tried to get me on ballet. 'Walter Payton did it! Walter Payton did it!' I'm just not messing with ballet.

If you're playing, or not playing, training is always good to keep you young.

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.