Hard days are the best because that's when champions are made.
~ Gabby Douglas
American artistic gymnast, Gabby Douglas is the 2012 Olympic all-around champion and the 2015 World all-around silver medalist.
About Gabby Douglas' Real Height
The average height of female artistic gymnasts has shrunk from about 5'3" to about 4'9" over the last 50 years. While Gabby Douglas' official height is 5 feet 3 inches, which makes her kind of tall for a modern female artistic gymnast.
This means Gabby Douglas is around half a foot taller than someone like Simone Biles, who is 4 feet 9 inches tall, and half a foot shorter than Marie-Sophie Hindermann, who at 5 feet 9 inches was the tallest female artistic gymnast of all time. Gabby is also just around as tall as someone like Scarlett Johansson.
The height of Gabby Douglas is
5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Tall artistic gymnast: Gabby Douglas |
Even if you have the talent, you still have to push yourself. I don't think dreams magically appear, that's why they're called dreams. But if you do want to make that dream a reality, then you have to push yourself. It takes a lot of hard work, and if you don't have the focus, then it's going to be all the harder. If you have a big dream, it takes all of the above to achieve it: passion, focus, and effort.
~ Gabby Douglas