Kohei Quotes

#1. The last few years have been my happiest. I'm happy in the years that most people are blue and sad and waiting to die. I don't feel that a bit. Smiling has a lot to do with it. You can just lift your spirits by smiling a little bit.

William Proxmire

#2. Wreath thyself in pitchest black!! I am now... quite evil.

Kohei Horikoshi

#3. THERE are no wise few; for in all men rages the folly of the Fall. Take your strongest, happiest, handsomest, best born, best bred, best instructed men on earth and give them special power for half an hour and because they are men they will begin to [perform] badly ...

Gilbert K. Chesterton

#4. Life is a sacred experiment.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#5. Four years ago, I felt the importance of the Olympics and how it is different from other events. It's a completely different atmosphere. The main advice I can give my teammates is to try to enjoy the experience.

Kohei Uchimura

#6. I'm not a big traveller.

Patrick Chan

#7. Sixty-three percent of our university students are female. But you still see violations of women's rights in Iran. A Muslim man can have up to four wives. He can divorce his wife without offering any reason, while it is quite difficult for a woman to get a divorce.

Shirin Ebadi

#8. Japan had the big earthquake in 2011, and the Olympics will be a good opportunity to bring strength to the people of the Tohoku region - and also to show everyone around the world that Japan is doing fine again. These are messages we have to convey through the power of sport.

Kohei Uchimura

#9. I have a lot of bitter memories from Beijing. Hopefully, we can erase those memories and bring the gold back to Japan.

Kohei Uchimura

#10. I've realized the extraordinary power of sports to heal, unite and inspire. I believe the Olympics will serve as the ultimate platform to provide positive changes and I hope to inspire all of Japan through my strong showing there.

Kohei Uchimura

#11. I would like beautiful gymnastics to be recognized as the best. I want the judges to appreciate things that are not necessarily winning points.

Kohei Uchimura

#12. It's self-evident that we are going to have permanent problems with oil and gasoline and the prime resources that are needed to run the American suburbs. And we're just not going to be able to run them. You know, it's just unfortunate, it's tragic, but it's the truth.

James Howard Kunstler

#13. A tree is our most intimate contact with nature.

George Nakashima

#14. I don't think my natural talent is much different to the other gymnasts. It is a matter of how I train and how I think about my training. I also give a lot of thought to my routines.

Kohei Uchimura

#15. It may be doubted whether any character can be named which is distinctive of a race and is constant.

Charles Darwin