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I'm showing the younger generation your career doesn't have to be over when you're 16-years-old.

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Nastia Liukin
Age: 35
Born: 1989
Born: October 30
Artistic Gymnast
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Moscow
Russian SFSR
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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.
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The first time I walked into the Olympic athlete village seeing the Visa ATM machine with my picture on it and the Chinese characters saying Destiny. For some reason, it just boosted my confidence and it was before I had even worked out or had my first training or competed.
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Today, I find inspiration in music, art, traveling the world, and meeting new people.
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Finish what you start, no matter how painful it may be.
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I also want to get out there in the world and do some acting and fashion and modeling.
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Supergirl is such an iconic brand, and for me to be able to be the new face of it is extremely exciting.
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I'm passionate about health, nutrition, fitness, and inspiring people to live a healthy and active lifestyle.
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Like at home, I don't wear heels. But everywhere else I go, I wear heels.
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When I was much younger and still competing in gymnastics, I could rarely find inspiration outside of the sport.
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At the 2012 Olympic Trials, I wanted to make a second Olympic team. I fell face first, and in a blink of an eye, my dreams of competing in a second Olympics were over. Even so, I got up, finished my routine, and saw twenty thousand people cheering. It was my first standing ovation.
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If you are afraid of failure, you don't deserve success.
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Gymnastics has given me everything in my life. I will continue to stay involved and try to give back to the sport that has given me so much.
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I'm just trying to really take it one day at a time, because for me - and I know this sounds cliche, whatever - I achieved my ultimate goal, and nothing can really top that, you know?
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I've missed being able to flip in the air, flip on the beam and swing on the bars.
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I've had to learn through experiences not to be afraid to fail. You don't know what the future holds for you. You can hope your dreams come true, but you have to be fearless. I don't want to look back and think, What if?
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