Suzanne Yoculan quotes

“Strength and conditioning are the keys to good performance and longevity in gymnastics.”
-- Suzanne Yoculan

Source : Suzanne Yoculan, Bill Donalson (2006). “Perfect 10: The UGA GymDogs and the Rise of Women's College Gymnastics in America”, p.100, Gibbs Smith

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“Put fire into your workout any you burn off worry and frustration!”
-- Suzanne Yoculan

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“There is no greatness without taking risks.”
-- Suzanne Yoculan

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“There is no such thing as failure, only partial success!”
-- Suzanne Yoculan

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“Don't make excuses, just get it done!”
-- Suzanne Yoculan

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“All the hands, hearts and minds of the individuals collectively contribute to the team's success. (listen to your team, watch their body language, share your expectations . . . work together.)”
-- Suzanne Yoculan

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“The Dance can, with the aid of music, rise to the heights of poetry. On the other hand, through an excess of gymnastics it can also degenerate into buffoonery. So-called "difficult" feats can be executed by countless adepts, but the appearance of ease is achieved only by the chosen few.”

Source : August Bournonville (1979). “My theatre life”, Wesleyan

“The Olympics shows the community what gymnastics is all about.”

“We want and expect to win the silver or gold. A bronze would be a step back. In fact, we think it would be a put-down if we don't win the silver or gold.”

“Those seven years in the cloister were the key to my life.”

“The only people who have control over their careers are the ones you see on the covers of magazines. Everyone else is just plodding along making a living. The key is not to live over your means and overdo it.”

“I learned at an early age that I could make the things that I wanted. That's a very powerful thing to realize as a kid. LEGOs were a key part of that.”

Source : "A conversation with WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist DeLisha Milton-Jones". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.

“To have a breakthrough, you must consciously connect with the invisible forces that are everywhere around you, urging you to go beyond your old conditioning.”

“I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I have lived the narrowing mechanism of its conditioning and feared it.”

“Creative work and critical thought, which produces new knowledge, can't be conditioned; indeed, conditioning prevents these things from ever happening.”

“Between the Pope and air conditioning, I'd choose air conditioning.”