Who has shown they can do anything? Who has won a total of 2 gold medals? That would be Gabby Douglas all time Olympic gymnast. Gabby Douglas has been so inspiring for me, since I heard her story. The story of the international gymnastics phenomenon, who overcame overwhelming obstacles to become the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion Gabby Douglas made her mark on the world doing competitive gymnastics at age eight. She won many state championships in her age group. Gabby made a difficult decision to leave her mother, Natalie three siblings and grandmother in Virginia Beach and move to Des Moines, Iowa, to train with coach Liang Chow to pursue her dream of Olympic gymnastics. Gabbie broke her leg while trying
She’s just a girl who had won over 14 champion medals. Who is that you are probably wondering. Well “that girl” is Simone Biles. Biles won over 10 gold medals in the sport of gymnastics. Some people say that simone can do tumbling passes on the balance beam that some olympians can’t even do on floor. Some say that is true some say that is false.
Gymnastic is a sport in which players must move smoothly as they performed acrobatics movements such as flips, handstands, and leaps etc on a special apparatus. Although there are many skilled gymnasts from all over the world such as Japan, Russia, Switzerland, and China etc, the greatest gymnast of all time is Simone Biles. At the age of 18, Biles already won four world championship gold medals which included the beam and the floor apparatus finals.“Biles has now won more world championship gold medals than any other U.S. gymnast”(slate.com). Simone Biles also holds the record for being the first woman to win three consecutive world titles. “That haul, with a bronze medal for five total at the event, made her the first woman to win 10 career
I wouldn’t be in this place if it weren’t for gymnastics, I highly love gymnastics and It really makes me work hard for the things I want to happen!
Florence Griffith Joyner had a tremendous impact in Track/Field. She set world records that are now, still not broken. At the 1988 Olympic trials, Florence
Gabby Douglas is true to her beliefs, and her personality shows that she is helpful to the world, and her family and she shows exceptional execution in gymnastics Gabby shows long and beautiful lines specifically in bars, floor, and beam. She is very powerful in the vault, as well. In the text, it states, “I compete for each element with great grace and strength… I will flow beautifully” (Douglas 192). This quotation supports the thesis statement because it shows how Gabby Douglas has long and beautiful lines on the uneven bars. Gabby’s only specialty is the uneven bars, but she occasionally does very well on the balance beam. Gabby Douglas can hit on beam, and when she does, it is an exceptional routine to watch. The text supports this by
Mary Lou Retton is the greatest gymnast ever. She was the first American gymnast to win the gold, for male and females. In this paper, I'm going to be telling you about Mary Lou's childhood, her Olympic experience and her achievements.
Misty Copeland is a significant person in dance history because her confidence, independence, and perseverance have enabled her to break the color barrier in ballet, inspire young dancers by her troubled childhood, and make a comeback to save her
Gabby Douglas was the first African-American female gymnast in Olympic history to become the individual All-Around champion. In the 2012 Olympic Games, she won gold in the team competition and the individual competition. She is a gymnastics phenom. From the beginning of her career to where she is today, she has been a true trooper through everything. Gabrielle Douglas is an inspiration to me and many others because she overcame being homeless,moved in with a new family, and won Olympic gold in gymnastics.
She became the second Australian Aboriginal won the Olympic champion. She did the victory lap again with both Aboriginal and Australian flags. She said,“ I just wanted to show I am proud of who I am and where I come from.”
"Point your toes, do it again, straighten your legs!" "Turn your feet out!" "Let's go, do it right!" "One more time", these are some of the very wise words of dance teachers around the world. Misty Copeland is an inspiration to girls everywhere because she never thought she would amount to anything out of the ordinary. Misty Copeland is by far one of the most famous ballet dancers because of her humble uprising, through hard word and determination she strived to change the image of biracial women and overcoming prejudice and all the block out the haters and change the face of ballet.
There are many talented gymnasts around the world, but Shannon White was a real special one. The factors and contributions that made Shannon Miller well-known was her becoming an Olympic gold medalist at the age of 15. When she was 18 (in the year 1995) she was diagnosed with brain cancer, but fought it and survived. She is an inspiration to men, women, and children for being one of the best gymnasts in the world, for beating cancer, and for never giving up.
The person that I will be writing about is Simone Biles. She is my idol, because she never gives up even if she fails the first time. She was in the summer olympics, and she was really good.
The famous gymnast Gabby Douglas was 16 when she made history as the first African-American Olympian to win the individual all-around event (biography.com). Gabby Douglas went through a lot to get to where she was. She once said “The hard days are the best because that is where champions are made, so if you can push through, you can push through anything!” With her hard working spirit, and determination Gabby Douglas pushed through the hard days and became a champion.
Some of her major accomplishments are, she was name the female athlete of the year.
She began her career of gymnastics in her hometown of Tucson, Arizona. By the time she was 12, she knew that the dream of being in the Olympics was actually becoming a reality, but she needed a better coach. The coach that she knew could take her to the top was none other than Béla Károlyi. She would have to sacrifice everything including her family to train with him, and she did. “I wanted to really go somewhere in gymnastics, so I figured I would have to leave home,” she said. “And if you’re going to leave home, you might as well come to the best.” So Strug packed her bags and left to go train