Why I Love Gymnastics

My bestest friends Megan, Allie and Kylee all were super kindhearted and cheered me on!

I was brought up to follow the “Golden Rule,” to treat others the way you would want to be treated. When my parents would socialize me around my family and other people, they taught me not judge people or to make fun of others because we are all different. Growing up my grandfather and his best friend were both left disable after their accident. My parents socialized me around him a lot, that’s all I ever knew. It taught me that we are all different, but should all be treated the same because he still could do everything we could. As an American child individualism and equality was drilled into my brain, it was just something that you did in your everyday life. It taught me that you do create your own density and you never let anything slow you down. These values are very important to me and my family as well.

Many say they would, many say they wish they could, and many say they would not change their past. We are all unique containing different experiences and lessons all of which have shaped who we are today. People try to be who they want to be by taking control of their lives. I realized I needed to control my life after always putting people's needs before mine (use something else that relates more to the essay).

I’ve grown up with the influence of strong women in my life, a lot of which came from my sisters. One of my sisters was a member of National Honors Society and she always taught me in the ways to conduct myself like a member would. So growing up I would always try to be the best person I could be whether that means by studying my hardest, leading the way for my peers and other generations, doing good deeds for others, or building my character. I would try to tie in the values to make me as unique and individual as I could.

My biggest regret is that I quit gymnastics. I thought I was going to do cheer but I ended up not doing it because of my family being so busy. I wish I hadn’t quit gymnastics because now I can’t to many things that I used to do like a back-walkover and the splits (left, middle, and right). If I could go back to the day I said I wanted to quit I would and I wouldn’t have said anything to my mom about quitting. Even though going to gymnastics right after school was rough I enjoyed it. I liked being able to come home and show everyone what I learned that day and doing little routines. I also liked having contests with my sister because I knew I would win since I practiced everyday. Since I did competitive gymnastics I had meets on Saturdays and

Growing up in a home where both my parents teach and also pastors, instilled in me strong moral values, respect, integrity and an attitude of hard work. Being exposed to youth leadership in the church, involvement in high school soccer and athletics is another area that helped me build character and understand the benefit of working as one part of a team to achieve our goals.

Growing up, my mom was a big impact on my life. Two days of the week she was a dental assistant. The other days she was just my mom. When she came home on the days after work she would smell minty and fresh from working in her dental office. I feel blessed to have been able to have my mother as a constant influence in my life. She showed me that I could be as mother as well as have a good job; I did not need to pick one or the other. My mother taught me how to stand up for myself and how not to be a pushover. One of the most important things I think that my mother taught me was how to be compassionate. Even as a young child when I heard about some of the terrible things that had happened in the world, my heart broke for those

My parents were my first real teachers. My dad, a police officer, and my step-father, was an EMT. Both of them taught me early, the value of hard work, discipline, compassion, and sacrifice. They taught me how to listen with

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.

As a mother I will teach my children that they are AWESOME angels and that if they believe they can achieve whatever dreams or aspirations they have. I will also teach them that there is always good happening in the world and to not let the negative over shadow their hope for the future. I will teach my children to always keep their eyes on the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ will present itself in time.

My body was lean and fit. All the years of hard work and training eventually paid off: our team climbed from the bronze to silver-elite division.

In gymnastics they practice a good amount of time to maybe make it into the Olympics one day. Gymnastics can help you to learn to do flips, turns, and spins.Gymnastics can help you do better in school and make you more active.Gymnastics can help your brain concentrate on school.Flips can help you feel happy about yourself and a lot of people like to see your cool

I think viewing these values from the child’s point of view and applying them as a child could is interesting. Integrity can help a child remain honest and speak up when they need to. Taking responsibility for actions and situations that the child might get into will help them get out of a bad situation, hopefully with minimal damage and a lesson learned. Concern for others can go a long way especially with children. For example if a child sees a classmate or friend being treated poorly by a superior or by another child, caring for the victim will help a great amount. Often times people turn their head to situations that look bad but don’t involve them which is a bug cause of the problem, talking and getting help is the right thing to

My Grandmother was a woman with high standards and expectations of her grand- children. She had a firm belief that the first step to being successful is getting the highest education achievable. Discipline, Intelligence, and Respect were the three elements that she said would get you through life. Having discipline helps when stressful situations arises and it can be handled thoroughly, having intelligence helps when you have the ability to learn skills effectively and apply them in different aspects, having respect helps you earn the respect of others and leaves you in good standing with society. “No one respects a disrespectful child,” she used to say. My Gran was a woman of many words and sayings.

I was taught to be caring and thoughtful; I wasn’t taught anything else from anyone other than not to trust people. I’m the odd ball of my family because I am nothing like anyone. I can say I was also taught to believe in myself and never down myself because I can accomplish anything. That is shown through my determination and hard work because if I didn’t believe in myself I wouldn’t try as hard.