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10 quotes by Liang Chow

Liang Chow (formerly Qiao Liang, Simplified Chinese: 乔良, Traditional Chinese: 喬良, Pinyin: Qiáo Liáng) (born January 1, 1968, Beijing) is a former Chinese artistic gymnast. He is currently a coach and owner of Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, Iowa. He is known as the coach of 2008 Olympic balance beam champion Shawn Johnson and 2012 Olympic individual all-around champion Gabby Douglas. He currently coaches senior US...
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If you have the talent and if you have the ability, and you work for it, you can achieve your goals.

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On the balance beam, sometimes it's really hard to stay on if you're having some rough times.

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Without the lessons I learned in gymnastics, I would be crushed.

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I think gymnastics trained me as a person, too. Without the lessons I learned in gymnastics, I would be crushed.

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God had a plan for everything. I never knew I'd come to Iowa, but now I love Iowa. Everything is so great about it - the people, the environment... →

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In China, I lived in a dormitory, and the government paid for everything - food, buses. In Iowa, I had to run after the bus, and cook for myself. The... →

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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have my very own school - no way. And I had no idea I'd be coaching girls. It's wild.

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There's a lot of pressure, and it's a long battle, to coach at the elite level. My wife and I didn't take a vacation for 10 years.

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I started with California, and I did not like it. I flew over to Seattle, and I did not like it much. I felt like Iowa is the place - I like the... →

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I've been coaching the sport for a number of years. And I went through many athletes. Some athletes stay with your program for a long, long... →

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