“I said to myself, ‘If I put everything toward gymnastics and every moment in the gym was spent well, then I could do it.’”
Kocks knew where he wanted to be, and he knew he wanted to be at Nebraska, but he said he had to commit everything to reach that goal.
I said to myself, ‘How great am I able to become?’”
Kocks said his coaches “put a little spark into him.” They would constantly say he had the potential to be an All-American on rings; Kocks just didn’t really understand how.
It was at that point, nearing the end of his third year, when he started to understand how to get there.
“I found out what motivates me the most, and I started thinking about doing the right things in and out of the gym,” Kocks said. “When I started doing all the right
Kocks knew where he wanted to be, and he knew he wanted to be at Nebraska, but he said he had to commit everything to reach that goal.
I said to myself, ‘How great am I able to become?’”
Kocks said his coaches “put a little spark into him.” They would constantly say he had the potential to be an All-American on rings; Kocks just didn’t really understand how.
It was at that point, nearing the end of his third year, when he started to understand how to get there.
“I found out what motivates me the most, and I started thinking about doing the right things in and out of the gym,” Kocks said. “When I started doing all the right