Quotes from Mitch Gaylord


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Celebrity was fun, and I had a good time.


You try and learn from some people's mistakes. But you have to really trust the people who are working for you because they make a lot of decisions that could either do well for you or really screw up your image.


A team championship doesn't happen because three people score 10s, it happens because all the guys score well. In my opinion, everyone deserved 10s, we're all 10s on this team.


When I was young, all I wanted to do was to compete, have fun and travel.


If you do a scene the right way, you can go home at the end of the day and really feel like you accomplished something.


I'm going to be an actor.


I have to feel good about what I'm endorsing because I have to live with it.


I don't want to be considered a gymnast anymore.


Everyone has emotions; you just learn to use then and be comfortable with them.


Adrenaline is an amazing thing.


You hit one level of the sport, and then you want to get to the next level. Until, eventually, the Olympics becomes part of that dream, part of that goal set and the mindset of wanting to get there. And then you realize there's so much incredible hard work and determination and effort that you need to put in along the way.


The greatest memory for me of the 1984 Olympics was not the individual honors, but standing on the podium with my teammates to receive our team gold medal.


The camera doesn't intimidate me.


I've turned down soap and deodorant commercials - it wasn't my route.


I don't like condo life.


Discipline is the quality that carries over from gymnastics to acting.


As a competitor, you have to learn pretty quickly how to deal with pressure.