Mary Lou Retton

You’ve got to believe in yourself first. Take risks and don’t be afraid to fall.

Mary Lou Retton

Erase the word ‘failure’ from your vocabulary. No case is ever truly closed, and no challenge is ever over.

Mary Lou Retton

Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.

Mary Lou Retton

Rather then focusing on the obstacle in your path, focus on the bridge over the obstacle.

Mary Lou Retton

Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off.

Mary Lou Retton

As much time as you put into it, that’s what your achievements are going to be when you come out of it.

Mary Lou Retton

Each of us has a fire in our heart for something. It’s our goal in life to find it and to keep it lit.

Mary Lou Retton

Even though it may seem counterintuitive, a comfort zone is a dangerous place to be.

Mary Lou Retton

Heat is required to forge anything. Every great accomplishment is the story of a flaming heart.

Mary Lou Retton

I like added pressure. It makes me work harder.

Mary Lou Retton