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.
chinese pieces paper
I got a custom-made silk dress from a Chinese tailor for really cheap. I sketched it out on a piece of paper, and they took my measurements and made the dress for me in a day!
trying carbs lows
I try not to deprive myself of anything. I don't do the low-carb thing or anything like that.
trying firsts olympics
When I was trying out for my first Olympics at 16, my family and coaches tried to regulate what I ate. But the stricter they got, the more I rebelled.
running thinking tables
I was terrified of vault, like literally I hated it. I had a fear of running as fast as I could at a solid object, which is I think a normal fear to have because nobody would really want to do that. Once I got over the fear of running into the table I just kind of relaxed and now it's like autopilot. I love it.
school want degrees
I really want to go back to school and finish up my sociology degree.
dark white chocolate
I love chocolate. I like milk and dark chocolate, but definitely not white.
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.
mind want littles
Beijing didn't go the way I planned and I would have liked to have performed a little bit better personally. After Beijing that is what stuck in my mind. I want a better Olympic finish.
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.
goal gold pushing
And I want a gold medal more than anything. I just want a gold medal, so that's been pushing me forward.