McKayla Maroney
McKayla Maroney
McKayla Rose Maroney is an American former artistic gymnast. She was a member of the U.S. women's gymnastics team dubbed the Fierce Five at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the team and an individual silver medal in the vault event. Maroney was also a member of the gold-winning American team at the 2011 World Championships where she won gold medals in the team and vault competitions. She defended her World title and won the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGymnast
Date of Birth9 December 1995
CityAliso Viejo, CA
CountryUnited States of America
You're in the gym eight hours a day; you're not preparing for cameras and running around and doing tour stops and making acting appearances.
Before competition, I always take an ice bath to make my body feel more refreshed. Then I always have coffee with a little cream and sugar. It's a superstitious thing.
If you're following your dreams, you're doing something you love and that you believe in yourself for.
You have to stay true to yourself and where you're coming from, and sometimes people see you in a different light, but you have to take it in and try to be positive about anything.
Looking back isn't going to help you. Moving forward is the thing you have to do.
In gymnastics, everything is a competition. You want to have your hair look the best and your makeup look the best. You want to be the best, and you want to have the prettiest leotard.
You get depressed because you're like, 'Everybody's working and I'm here sitting.' I feel for all gymnasts who get hurt. Injuries are just awful, but at least I had 'Bones' to work on when I wasn't training. It got my mind off the fact that I couldn't do anything.
Every single day, I get asked by people to do the face, so Im bringing it along with me now for the rest of my life.
Looking back isn't going to help you! Moving forward is the thing to do
If youre following your dreams, youre doing something you love and that you believe in yourself for.
You have to stay true to yourself and where youre coming from, and sometimes people see you in a different light, but you have to take it in and try to be positive about anything.
There's a lot of stress out there, and to handle it, you just need to believe in yourself; always go back to the person that you know you are, and don't let anybody tell you any different, because everyone's special and everyone's awesome.