Gabrielle Reece Quotes

The key is that I control my life; my life doesn't control me.

If you want to stay fit, surround yourself with a couple of chicks who are fired up, so that the one day you're not, you can feed off their energy.

Sports provide girls with the opportunity to develop a better relationship with their bodies. They can be aggressive on the court, be strong and still be feminine.

My motivation has always been health - eating healthy and taking care of myself.

Volleyball anchored me at a time in my life when I needed it. It gave me a reason for being this big, big girl.

I think any time people behave in a way that's truly them, then they'll never fail. You get in trouble when you try to copy others.

Have a short memory and a lot of forgiveness. Especially us girls who don't forget a thing. Move on.

I take the choice out of exercise. It's not an option.

You slam the bottom and either walk away or suck it up and get through it.

I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.

Funny, how moms can tell you what to do no matter how old or big you are.

Once I got past my anger toward my mother, I began to excel in volleyball and modeling.

That isn't to say that Hawaii's better. On the mainland, everyone seems to be trying to get somewhere. Kids are taught to shoot for the moon, to believe in their ability to do anything, to follow their passions. In Hawaii, you're stuck in the middle of the Pacific, and it can be difficult to see how you're going to follow your passion from there.

In Hawaii, if you're invited to dinner, it's assumed that the children are invited as well. On the islands, no one treats children like they're not part of the conversation. People talk to children as people and include them in adventures and conversations.

I didn't get into this to pick up a new hobby. I don't want to just be a golfer. I want to be the best.

My body is a vehicle for the mechanics of my sport.

Stay calm and aggressive.

I want to play until the end.

People are already p*ssed off at me because I'm athletic and beautiful; to be smart in addition to that... it's like, too much.

No one single person is going to make each other happy, and it's foolish to expect the other person to do that.

I'd like to go to Africa, away from water, away from what's normal for us. When you put yourself in those places your life looks so far away. It makes a big impact.

We hear all around us to love ourselves, and one of the ways we can do that is to eat food that serves our body, but also for us to love the food we're eating.

I won't say my nutrition is perfect. If I'm at a restaurant and there's fresh pasta on the menu, I'm going to order it. At home, though, I avoid grains and do a lot of the cooking to control what our family eats.

I can't sing but I can understand wanting to keep a balance, trying to pursue dreams, while creating a stable environment for my children.

I don't have a life, I really don't. I'm as close to a nun as you can be without the little hat. I'm a golf nun.