I Quit Gymnastics

I was extremely nervous and anxious to tell them. I had never quit another sport before, so I didn’t know what to say. When I walked in I quickly rushed over to one of the coaches. I explained that I wanted to join cross country and that I could no longer continue doing gymnastics. He was understanding as were all of the other coaches. One of my favorite coaches told me that I was one of his best gymnasts and that he wishes that other girls had the same work ethic as me. He, also, told me to continue with pole vaulting in track because he thought I had potential to succeed. After I talked to all of the coaches I said goodbye to my teammates. Talking to my teammates lead me to be very depressed as I knew that I would not get to see them almost every day from now on. Afterwards, I began walking out the door, but before I left one of my coaches handed me a keychain with a gymnast on it. I still have the keychain attached to my home

This was me a year ago, someone who wished they could change the past. As an early adolescent I felt that I was not in control of my life. Gymnastics had that control. I started gymnastics at the age of 3 and rapidly progressed. From the age of 6 I was in the gym seventeen hours a week - even longer as I got older and was moved up to the higher levels. It was an environment where there was no crying, no whining and no quitting - we wanted to so badly, especially me. I was injured multiple times a week and my body ached, but still kept strong and did not quit. While homework was

One of my biggest mistakes was quitting wrestling to play only football. That previous year, I won The Little Devil’s Wrestling Championship. I also was playing my 4th year of football for The Little Knights. I quit because as a 3rd grader, I wasn’t committed to daily practices for both sports. I 100 percent enjoyed football more. Therefore, at the time, I chose football over wrestling.

Getting on the softball team is one of my biggest accomplishments. At first I couldn't even throw a ball or catch, I went into the sport knowing nothing and came out with so much knowledge. As the season progressed on I got better, actually knew some softball lingo. Softball for me is probably one of my most happiest memories that I will savour for a lifetime.

I started taking tumbling classes to work and improve my skills. During the summer, I started all star cheer which greatly improved my skills. That taught me that people I don't know can become your best friend. Also I learned how to handle disappointments and being replaced better. Throughout the season I grew a lot, I learned many new skills. During competition season I learned to never give up. Even though I could barely breath, I had to give all my effort. If my team wanted to win we had to work as one. If one person was struggling, we all were. We were united as

What would the United States Olympic Gymnastics team do without Aly Raisman? Aly Raisman should be the MVP of the Olympic gymnastics team because she always is positive and helps her teammates even if she doesn't do very well that day. An MVP is a person that goes above themselves to help others. There is MVPs everywhere, so just open your eyes to see. In Surviving Antarctica five teenagers Andrew, Robert, Polly, Billy, and Grace set off to go to the south pole for a the reality tv show Historical Survivor. If they make it to the south pole they get $10,000 and the MVP gets $90,000 more to add to that. Andrew should get the MVP and that extra $90,000.

I started gymnastics when I was around six years old. The coach I had in the beginning was the coach I had until the very end, when I sadly had to quit due to a wrist condition

Every gymnast has a sacred pair of grips that helps them swing the bars. If they’re too loose, they’ll fall off. Too tight, their fingers will turn purple. Excess or scarce chalk will lead to a potentially disastrous event of peeling off the bar to a landing that no one can predict. This effective process will help every gymnast, or anyone who ever pondered how gymnasts get those “things” on their hands, learn the crucial steps to a wonderful performance.

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.

​When it came to sports, especially track, I was a bit of a late bloomer. Middle school was tough on me because I was the person that was good at anything that had to do with athletics in elementary school, but kids started to grow faster than I did and I was no longer the star I used to be. Two minor sports that this affected me in were soccer and basketball. I was no longer the soccer star at my school, but I was still one of the best so this was not that big a deal. Basketball was harder for me to cope with because I went from one of the best to B-team player. These were not my main sports and they were not as important to me so I will not focus on them. The biggest failure in my eyes was the inability to be the fastest kid in school. I

I honestly don’t regret it, but my mom still mentions it at least one time every week. When i quit both of my parents were very dissapointed, but my mom mom was livid. She was furious with me. She quit paying for my food and gas, so I had to go get a job. That wasn’t the bad part though. The bad part of all of this was the mental abuse I had from quitting a single sport in high school. It wasn’t a big deal in my eyes, but I guess she saw it differently. I still do not regret quitting. I am very happy I did even to this day I still think of it like

I'd say my greatest failure happened to me this year. I was originally starting in varsity at safety but lost my spot to a sophomore. I still supported him but I was very mad with the coach. In practice I had a really bad attitude towards my coach and it just made it worse. My coach told me he still believes in me

Unfortunately, I stopped doing a lot of these things because of entering my first year of high school in which it was difficult because of how I was adjusting from the work load. In my 2nd year of high school, my friends kept trying to convince me to do Track and Field. I was very optimistic about it at first because of how I wasn't active for a full year and thought I wasn't good enough for it but, I started doing Track and Field the next week. Even though I had some tough times and losses from the competitions, I got better and better. I have beaten my personal record twice in Sprinting, Throwing, and in Discus. It is really an accomplishment towards me because of of how I got better and better. This experience so far has greatly impacted me, not only towards my health but as a person in which mentally led me to a more positive rode of being a better person. In conclusion, life is about taking risks and just experiencing new things in life. Experiencing the same old things over and over again can't benefit you as a better person in life or even grow. Taking risks isn't something you should be afraid of doing but instead, risks should be about learning and experiencing from it. Doing something new can help you grow as person, mentally and physically in which it can

After a year, I ended up moving gyms and trying out for a trampoline and tumbling team. After I made the team, my gymnastics career skyrocketed. In less than a year I was already competing at one the highest levels possible for the sport itself and traveling all over the country doing what I loved, with people around me who truly supported me through everything. My team became my second family and usually saw them more than my actual family. I wouldn't want anything to be different about how my story ended up because it has shaped me into the person I am

Gymnastics is unequivocally one of the primary facets of my life, and consequently, becomes the preeminent vehicle for many of the successes and challenges in my life.