Quotes
“Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.”- Unknown
Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.- Shawn Johnson
Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every tiny little muscle that you never even knew.- Shannon Miller
Hard days are the best because that's when champions are made.- Gabby Douglas
Definition
strong and barely controllable emotion the suffering and death of Jesus
Syn. crucifixion, suffering, agony, martyrdom
My Passion
I don’t have a reason for doing gymnastics other than it’s simply my passion, it’s what I was born to do. Like any relationship, the sport and I have lots of love and hate. Even through all the pain, nothing compares to the feeling it gives me. I feel victorious, bliss, anger, control, and aggression all in one. When I’m soaring through the air for nearly two seconds and finally have the courage to open my eyes, time stops and I start to soar. Sadly, it all ends once I hit the ground and my coach tells me the tiny mistakes with the incredible artistry. That is why I love gymnastics, the exhilaration enlightens me.
Important …show more content…
Nadia is also known for her success at a young age. She was only 14 years old at the olympics.
Olga Korbut was the first gymnast to a backwards aerial somersault on beam. Sadly, her olympic experience didn’t end on a high note. After her chance of gold slipped away Ogla showed emotion, which no other gymnast had done before.
Mary Lou Retton won the gold in 1984. It was the first time a female gymnast outside Eastern Europe had won the individual all-around.
Dominique Dawes was the first African American to win an individual Olympic
“Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.”- Unknown
Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.- Shawn Johnson
Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every tiny little muscle that you never even knew.- Shannon Miller
Hard days are the best because that's when champions are made.- Gabby Douglas
Definition
strong and barely controllable emotion the suffering and death of Jesus
Syn. crucifixion, suffering, agony, martyrdom
My Passion
I don’t have a reason for doing gymnastics other than it’s simply my passion, it’s what I was born to do. Like any relationship, the sport and I have lots of love and hate. Even through all the pain, nothing compares to the feeling it gives me. I feel victorious, bliss, anger, control, and aggression all in one. When I’m soaring through the air for nearly two seconds and finally have the courage to open my eyes, time stops and I start to soar. Sadly, it all ends once I hit the ground and my coach tells me the tiny mistakes with the incredible artistry. That is why I love gymnastics, the exhilaration enlightens me.
Important …show more content…
Nadia is also known for her success at a young age. She was only 14 years old at the olympics.
Olga Korbut was the first gymnast to a backwards aerial somersault on beam. Sadly, her olympic experience didn’t end on a high note. After her chance of gold slipped away Ogla showed emotion, which no other gymnast had done before.
Mary Lou Retton won the gold in 1984. It was the first time a female gymnast outside Eastern Europe had won the individual all-around.
Dominique Dawes was the first African American to win an individual Olympic