Alicia Sacramone
Alicia Sacramone
Alicia Marie Quinnis a retired American artistic gymnast...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGymnast
Date of Birth3 December 1987
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
equally generation girls great olympics people sent three
I think we could have sent three people to the Olympics and done equally well. We have a lot of great girls in our generation right now.
couple gave missing olympic push stepped team
Missing the Olympic team gave me the push that I needed. I stepped it up a couple of notches and did my stuff.
equally group olympics sent strong teams three
I think our group is really strong right now. I think we could have sent three teams to the Olympics and done equally well with all of them.
mom crazy gymnastics
I had ridiculous amounts of energy. Mom's like, you're driving me crazy - do you want to try gymnastics? From the moment I started it, I loved it and it kind of was like storybook from there.
growing-up fun team
Growing up I definitely looked up to Dominique Moceanu. She was my favorite gymnast and she was on that '96 Olympic team. She was always so fun to watch. I kind of wanted to model my career after hers.
teenager body gains
As a gymnast, you always wear spandex. Being a teenager wearing spandex? It was tough accepting how my body looked, especially if there was any weight gain.
mistake making-mistakes easy
When you make mistakes during routines, it's not easy getting through them.