Who is Aly Raisman?

Today we’re asking… Who is Aly Raisman?

We know the All-Around Gymnastics Olympic Athlete as just that, an Olympic Athlete. But what are her real-life thoughts and opinions on the games and plans for the future? Read some of the excerpts below and follow the links to read more!

Aly on being a leader;

Rio de Janeiro – Aly Raisman, 2016

“Being a leader of this team I think is very important. I’ll be the oldest. I’ve been the oldest for a couple of years now and I’m the oldest of four siblings and the oldest at my gym where I train. So it is really important for me to be a good role model and that these girls look up to me. But at the same time we’re a team. We all help each other out. . And just because I’m the team leader, the captain it doesn’t mean that I don’t need their help too. We all work together.”

Aly on the morning after team final in 2012;

“I remember, like, I woke up in the morning to my mom, she texted all five of us in a group message and she was like, “Good morning, Olympic champions!” And we thought it was so cool because we were just like, “Oh my God.” It doesn’t really sink in, but when you wake up in the morning, it just, it doesn’t feel real at all and then it’s like you’re preparing for the next few competitions.”

Aly on the Olympic Spirit;

“The Olympic spirit I think is just unlike anything else in the world. It’s kind of a time where the whole world comes together and they support their favorite athletes or their favorite team and no matter where you are in the world and no matter what’s going on it’s nice that everyone can just stop and support everyone because I think everyone loves sports. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do. I think everyone shares that love and passion and everyone loves watching sports. So it’s really a lot of fun, especially being from the United States. We obviously a huge sports country and we’re very successful. So it’s really cool to be a part of it.”