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I kind of do think of myself as a superhero and just flying high, and doing these crazy flips.

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Gabby Douglas
Age: 28
Born: 1995
Born: December 31
Artistic Gymnast
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Gymnast
Virginia Beach
Virginia
Gabrielle Douglas Gabby Fly Gabrielle Christina Victoria Gabby Douglas
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Gymnastics does take great focus and concentration. What I do is look to my coach. He keeps me focused. And I meditate to get myself confident before the competition floor. That helps keep me focused, too.
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It is everything I thought it would be being the Olympic champion, it definitely is an amazing feeling. And I give all the glory to God. It's kind of a win-win situation. The glory goes up to him and the blessings fall down on me. Let all that I am praise the LORD may I never forget the good things He does for me.
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For me going down in history being the first black American to win the gold, I think more colored people are going to start coming to the gymnastics world and say 'okay, anything is possible. If Gabby did it, then I can do it too.'
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Serena Williams [ispires me]. The first time I met her, she was like, We should hang out and go to dinner, and I'm like, Uh, yeah! If you insist.
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I would love to be remembered as someone who inspired young girls never to give up on their dreams.
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The other girls [in team] have experience. They've been competing on a lot of international world-class stages. They knew what to expect and what to do and what not to do. Me and Aly [Raisman] just gave them advice on the media side. We said, it's gonna be crazy. It's the Olympics. But it's gonna be fun!
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I had to face a lot coming through this journey, a lot of sacrifices, difficulties, challenges, and injuries.
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Sacrifices are not in vain. At the end, everything will pay off.
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