Gabby Douglas

thumb|Gabby Douglas at the 2016 Summer Olympics Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas (born 1995) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all-around gold medalist and the 2015 World all-around silver medalist. She was a member of the gold-winning teams at both the 2012 and the 2016 Summer Olympics, dubbed the "Fierce Five" and the "Final Five" by the media, respectively. She was also a member of the gold-winning American teams at the 2011 and the 2015 World Championships. Additionally, she is the 2012 U.S. champion on the uneven bars and the 2016 American Cup all-around champion. Quotes I just stop and just stare for like five minutes, I'm, like, wow, this is very cool. I just like take pictures of it... I do take pictures of it. It's just very cool. It was kind of like a concert. I mean there were flashes everywhere, the flag was raising, when I bent down to get my medal, I just thought about all the hard work, all the sacrifices was definitely worth it and I was thinking thank you God, Thank you for bringing me to this moment. When I was a baby I was very sick. I remember my mom just telling me that she kept praying and praying for me every single night when I was up coughing or I couldn't keep food down,And she was just praying, praying for me every single night and finally God answered her prayers. It's just very exciting and I'm so glad that I get to speak out, And when people tweet at me and say, 'I'm so glad you did it,' then I'm just, like, oh man, I'm so glad I did too. I speak up because I have a voice and I spoke out for what I believed in. I'm a normal girl, I go through normal life situations and every family has hiccups and difficulties and struggles and I feel like God definitely had a plan for me. I did go through some negative things, but I feel like God has always been there with me. I wanted to write the book because I want people to get motivated and I want people to get inspired and happy, And though you may be going through difficulties or struggles, I wanted you to know that everything is possible. My faith was tested,I remember championships where I fell five times and I was going through an injury and I looked at my Mom and said why? I feel like God is not there for me and my mom just sat me down and said, 'I don't know what's happening but don't give up now. Be strong. Keep your faith. Don't, don't give up. I don't think I could have done it without my family being behind me every single minute, through the thick, through the thin. It makes me wonder why did he choose me? Out of all the millions of people out there, why me? And I just sit down and just think and I'm like, huh. But I think God has a plan for everyone and God has just blessed me through thick and thin,I just sit down and say I'm just so blessed to be in this position right now. Before the all-around competition, I was just praying to God and saying, 'Thank you for all, God, No matter what happens tomorrow I'm still going to be with you. Win or lose I'm still going to bless you and I'm still going to give you all the glory because you brought me here. I wrote down this long text message on my phone saying I wanted to quit. I wanted to join track or field, any excuse I could come home and get out of gymnastics and my mom didn't believe me so we had a family discussion. I'm so glad I got to go to London and inspire young girls, or anyone really, to pass down my advice, to pass down the message and say anything is possible, if you just believe. Gabby Douglas: Grace, Gold, and Leaps of Faith, December 25 20121 External links Category:Gymnasts Category:Women in sports Category:Sportspeople from the United States Category:Living people Category:Olympic gold medalists Category:Women from the United States Category:African Americans Category:1995 births Category:Women born in the 1990s