Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Quote #48
should ever do about it: admit it, learn from it, and do not
repeat it."
-- Paul "Bear" Bryant
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Quote #46
-Muhammad Ali
Quote #45
-Will Rogers
Quote #44
-Shannon Miller
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Merry Christmas and a happy competition year!
-Whitney
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Quote #41
-A J Kitt
Quote #40
-O.J. Simpson
Quote #39
And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath
followed by another."
-- Oprah Winfrey
Monday, December 20, 2010
quote #38
heat."
-- Nelson Mandela
or in other words when you are at the peak of your mountain it doesn't mean you have to fall to the bottom.
Quote #37
are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on
in this world are the people who get up and look for the
circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, they
make them."
-- George Bernard Shaw
quote #36
given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for
circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in
acting, to live."
-- Omar Bradley
quote #35
better best."
-- Mother Goose rhyme
That goose is quite smart. :)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Make and effort
With excuses you will go nowhere with effort you will go everywhere.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Quote #33
is the representative of a whole eternity."
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Look at every Olympic champion. Their life was changed the second they won that gold medal. They will be known for that moment for ever. So every moment towards what you want out of life. Believe in yourself and do your best because you never know what moments will change your life.
January is right around the corner
-Whitney
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
USA Gymnastics magizine November/December
Quote #32
to do the next time."
-- Anthony J. D'Angelo
Look at the most successful people in the world and ask them if they have ever failed in there in there lives. You can't do a skill perfect the first time. It just doesn't work that way. So keep trying and it will come.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Quote #31
them that counts."
-- Madeleine L'Engle
Quote #30
your problems are your own. You don't blame them on your
mother, the ecology, or the President. You realize that you
control your own destiny."
-- Albert Ellis
Great gymnasts make improvements not excuses!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
New email
eatsleeptumble1@gmail.com
-WiTnEsS
quote #28
what interests you and that you can do well, and put your
whole soul into it -- every bit of energy and ambition and
natural ability you have."
-- John D. Rockefeller, III
Quote #27
-- Dennis and Wendy Mannering
I have noticed in the gym if someone is being really negative it is hard to be enthusiastic about what I am doing. If we all where to act a little more optimistic I think we would have allot more fun.
Quote #26
Involve me, and. I'll understand."
-- American Indian Proverb
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
INSPIRATION MONTH!
So send me your favorite quotes, videos, pictures, or anything that gives you a want to achieve in what ever you do whether it is playing a musical instrument, or to get good grades in school, or tumbling (like me!). Send it to me and I will try and post them!
eatsleeptumble1@gmail.com
-WiTnEsS
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Quote #25
it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem
than the person at the bottom."
-- Sandra Day O'Connor
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Quote #24
can't have two sets of manners, two social codes -- one for
those you admire and want to impress, another for those whom
you consider unimportant. You must be the same to all people."
-- Lillian Eichler Watson
Quote #23
Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can."
-- Norman Vincent Peale
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Quote #22
for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be
learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at
least, others can learn from."
-- Al Franken
p.s. I am not suggesting that anyone dyes I just like this quote : )
Quote #20
dragon and the gift is yours."
-- Noela Evans
Quote #19
for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be
learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at
least, others can learn from."
-- Al Franken
p.s. I am not suggesting that anyone dyes I just like this quote : )
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Quote #18
where we are headed."
-- Chinese Proverb
Friday, October 29, 2010
Quote #15
harder for what you want."
-- Robert Bringle
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Quote #14
if no birds sang there except those that sang best."
-- Henry Van Dyk
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
First two days of event finals for woman Sacramone wins gold and Bross wins bronze
1. Alicia Sacramone, USA/Winchester, Mass., 15.200
2. Aliya Mustafina, Russia, 15.066
3. Jade Fernandes Barbarosa, Brazil, 14.799
Women's uneven bars
1. Elizabeth Tweddle, Great Britain, 15.733
2. Aliya Mustafina, Russia, 15.600
3. Rebecca Bross, USA/Plano, Texas, 15.066
Other U.S. finish
4. Bridget Sloan, USA/Pittsboro, Ind., 14.666
Alicia Sacramone wins gold in the vault final at the 2010 world championships
"This week, Alicia demonstrated again how much value, leadership, and talent she brings to our program," said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. "She is very deserving of this fantastic achievement."
"I am glad to be back representing the U.S.," said Sacramone, who was a member of the 2008 Olympic silver-medal team. "To walk away like I did after the Olympics, with so many injuries and being disheartened after the Olympics, it's nice to set my mind to something, work hard and come back and get a big reward for all the work that I've done. It makes it worthwhile. I've got a silver and a couple of bronze (medals) so it's nice to complete my collection of vault medals."
-USA gymnastics
Rebecca Bross takes the bronze medal in the uneven bar final at the 2010 world championships
"It (the finals) wasn't much different from last year's because I was last up on bars then too," said Bross, who won the all-around bronze medal earlier in the competition. "I'm very happy with how I did on bars today. I hit a pretty clean routine."
-USA gymnastics
Bridget Sloan takes fourth in the uneven bar final at the 2010 world championships
"I am very happy with fourth," said Sloan. "Coming up (to fourth) from last year – I was sixth –is perfect for me. Finishing right behind my teammate Becca is incredible. I've been coming back from a few injuries, and I'm so happy to compete on bars at the world level. Coming here and proving myself, that I was ready to go on bars, is a great feeling."
-USA gymnastics
Rebecca Bross wins Bronze medal in the womans all around final
1. Aliya Mustafina, Russia, 61.032
2. Jiang Yuyan, China, 59.998
3. Rebecca Bross, USA/Plano, Texas, 58.966
"Rebecca continues to demonstrate the qualities that make her a true champion," said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. "Her grit and determination today were impressive and we are proud of her achievement."
"I am very proud of my bronze medal," said Bross, who trains at WOGA. "I am a little disappointed – not because it is a bronze medal but because I made a mistake. And, you always want to go without the mistakes.
-USA gymnastics
Jonathan Horton wins bronze medal in the mens all-around final
1. Kohei Uchimura, Japan, 92.331
2. Philipp Boy, Germany, 90.048
3. Jonathan Horton, USA/Houston, 89.864
"Jon has worked very hard for this," said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics, "and we are extremely proud of this accomplishment for him and the team."
"I am beyond happy, but not satisfied," said Horton. "If you know the real Jon Horton, you know I want to be the best and I want my team to be the best. This is awesome. I have wanted this all my life – to be a world medalist. Right now I am exhausted but I want to keep training. I want to get back in the gym already. I am ecstatic right now."
-USA Gymnastics
US men finish fourth in team finals at the 2010 world championships
2010 World Championships
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Ahoy Arena
October 21, 2010
Men's team finals
Team rankings
1. China, 274.997
2. Japan, 273.769
3. Germany, 271.252
4. USA, 268.012
5. France, 263.468
6. Russia, 263.170
7. Great Britain, 261.103
8. Korea, 259.952
U.S. men's team's individual scores (in the event order they competed)
Pommel horse
Danell Leyva, 13.466
Chris Brooks, 13.466
Chris Cameron, 13.100
Still rings
Chris Cameron, 13.800
Jonathan Horton, 15.500
Brandon Wynn, 15.533
Vault
Chris Brooks, 15.833
Jonathan Horton, 15.500
Steve Legendre, 16.233
Parallel bars
Chris Brooks, 15.116
Jonathan Horton, 15.200
Danell Leyva, 14.700
Horizontal bar
Chris Brooks, 15.533
Jonathan Horton, 15.633
Danell Leyva, 15.833
Floor exercise
Brandon Wynn, 14.300
Jonathan Horton, 14.000
Steven Legendre, 15.266
US women win team silver at the 2010 world championships
Team standings
1. Russia, 175.397
2. USA, 175.196
2. China, 174.781
U.S. women's event scores (in order they were competed)
Uneven bars
Mackenzie Caquatto, 14.666
Bridget Sloan, 14.566
Rebecca Bross, 14.833
Balance beam
Alexandra Raisman, 14.333
Alicia Sacramone, 14.600
Rebecca Bross, 14.866
Floor exercise
Mattie Larson, 12.533
Rebecca Bross, 14.633
Alexandra Raisman, 14.500
Vault
Mackenzie Caquatto, 15.000
Alexandra Raisman, 15.066
Alicia Sacramone, 15.600
SHAWN JOHNSON!! tribute to the best gymnast in the world! :P
Quote #13
you want to be. It takes twenty years of hard work to become
an overnight success."
-- Diana Rankin
Monday, October 25, 2010
Quote #12
accept the fact that I can do something else."
-- Dolly Parton
Quote #9
nothing is worse for your health than boredom."
-- Mignon McLaughlin
Quote #8
remember that."
-- Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
p.s. I know it says Philosopher's Stone but that's what it said on the email. I believe it should be sorcerer stone. But I don't know
Thursday, October 21, 2010
World Championships
Jonathan Horton, Danell Leyva, Rebecca Bross and Alexandra Raisman will represent the USA in the men's and women's all-around finals on Oct. 22 at the 2010 World Championships at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
World Championships
The women finished prelims in third behind China in third and Russia in first, with Romania in fourth, and Great Britain in fifth. Here are the prelim scores.
Team Results
1. Russia, 234.521
2. China, 233.778
3. USA, 233.643
4. Romania, 228.495
5. Great Britain, 224.921
In addition to team finals, the U.S. will have the following competitors in the all-around and event finals:
- All-Around: Rebecca Bross and Alexandra Raisman
- Vault: Alicia Sacramone
- Uneven bars: Bross and Bridget Sloan
- Balance beam: Bross and Sacramone
- Floor exercise: Raisman
Men
The men are also in third for prelims and will also be advancing to finals.
1 CHN China 362.482
2 JPN Japan 361.400
3 USA United States 357.029
4 GBR GreatBritain 357.033
5 GER Germany 355.383
Sunday, October 17, 2010
COMPETITION SCHEDULE & RESULTS (results will be posted after each day - all times are ET) | |
Sunday, October 17 | 3 a.m. - Women's Qualifications | Start List Results: Team | Individual | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
Monday, October 18 | 2 p.m. - Men's Qualifications | Start List |
Wednesday, October 20 | 11 a.m. - Women's Team Final |
Thursday, October 21 | 11 a.m. - Men's Team Final |
Friday, October 22 | 10 a.m. - Men's All-Around Final |
1:30 p.m. - Women's All-Around Final | |
Saturday, October 23 | 7 a.m. - Women's Event Finals: VT, UB | Start List |
7 a.m. - Men's Event Finals: FX, PH, SR | |
Sunday, October 24 | 8 a.m. - Women's Event Finals: BB, FX | Start List |
8 a.m. - Men's Event Finals: VT, PB, HB | |
12 p.m. - Closing Ceremony |
Chelsea Davis hurts her left knee during training and probably won't compete here is a USA Gymnastics statement regarding Chelsea Davis...
"ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Oct. 15, 2010 – Chelsea Davis of Austin, Texas, injured her left knee during a training session at the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Davis, who trains at Texas Dreams Gymnastics, was examined at the training hall at the Ahoy Arena.
According to the team doctor, Dr. Larry Nassar, Davis dislocated her knee cap when she landed a tumbling pass with a bent knee. Her condition is being monitored and treated by Dr. Nassar and the medical staff.
The U.S. women do not begin competition at the World Championships until Sunday, Oct. 17, at 9 a.m. Rotterdam time."
-USA Gymnastics
Hopefully she gets better and good luck to team USA!!!
Quote #7
This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who
is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the
guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no
matter what happens."
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger
Quote #6
right then it's not the end."
-- Unknown
Quote #5 (Shannon Miller)
-Shannon Miller
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Quote #4 (Mary Lou Retton)
- Mary Lou Retton
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Compete against yourself #2
conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self."
-- Aristotle
I got this in an email today and it just so happened that it had a similar meaning to the one I posted earlier today. I guess you could say this is the theme of the day.
Compete against yourself
-Billie Akauola
This is a cool quote that talks about how we should not think about what every body else is doing. This reminded me of a meet I had last year where I had beaten my all time score on the tramp. As you may have read in previous post I am not the best trampolinist. My strengths are floor, and Double-mini. At this meet I beat my all time score and improved my performance by a lot but I was ranked lower than I usually did on tramp. I had to remind my self that I was competing against my self. I beat my self therefor it was a good meet. The competition happened to better that day. But so was I.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
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-WiTnEsS
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p.s. If you want past issues leave a comment telling me witch one and I will see if I can get it.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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-WiTnEsS
Friday, September 10, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Tumbling hair do's
As you may know by reading my previous blogs I am a competitive tumbler. These are some of the many hairdo's I have worn at competitions. Some better than others. I'll tell you why and tell you how to do some of them to!
This is from the Utah summer games two years ago and I did not want to let my mom french braid my hair so I just put it in pigtails THIS IS NOT ADVISED FOR COMPETITION! At any normal USA-G sanctioned competition this would not be allowed because they want you to have your hair pulled back tightly and if it is long it needs to be in a bun of some sort. But at summer games they don't care much about that kind of stuff so I was okay.
This was at the Utah Sate Championships last year and my team decided to dye our hair blue to match our leotards. (I am the one turned away talking to one of the competitors.) It was really fun. I decided to use the spray color so that I wouldn't get in trouble at school on Monday. Some of my team that where out of high school actually dyed their hair and kept it for quite a while. All I had to do was make the braids then spray them with the hair dye like I was spraying them with hairspray. I got the hair dye at Clair's but you could get it other places to. But I don't recommend this for anything bigger than state championships because judges can take deductions for it so I would be even cautious at state. At region 1 championships last year they took a 1 point deduction for unnatural hair color. And this is a BIG deduction especially when you are trying to qualify for nationals.
This was at a meet about two years ago. Front twist into bun. I do this one allot because It stays tight (if you use as much hairspray as I do for meets and that's allot!) and doesn't threaten to touch the ground. (A major deduction.) The only downside on this is I use bobby pins for my buns and bobby pins are not allowed anymore at meets because there was a bobby pin on the mat and a girl was tumbling and it went through right through her hand. OUCH! but hey, you have no rules about using bobby pins so it is still a perfect do for you!
I'm not sure you can see it in these two pictures. I have my hair loosely french braided. It didn't stay in very well and it kept bugging me during the competition. It was only loose because my mom doesn't know how to french braid other peoples hair. So I recommend having someone who can braid OTHER peoples hair do your hair. Or if you are like my mom, do your own. :)
Mind the second picture I don't know what I was doing. To me it looks like I am sneezing but I don't know that's just me. This is an ever popular one I see at meets. I use this one often. You can do many variations of this hairdo as seen in the three pictures. The first two are what I like to call the diamond or zig zag hairdo. What you do is start by parting one row of hair. Take pieces of that row and secure them with a small rubber band. After you do the first row part the second row. Section this row so the pieces are in between the ones in front of them. (see pictures.) Before you secure with rubber band take half of each of the two sections in front of them. Continue doing this with as many rows as you want. In the third picture I did almost the same thing but I took one large section on the top of my head and split it into two sections horizontally and connected them. Then I sectioned the sides in to sections vertically. And pulled the entire thing back into a bun. Be creative with this one the possibility are endless.
p.s. I had to tell you about this. In the third picture my little cousin (blond girl in the pink.) had just asked me where my pants where. When I replied they where in my bag she insisted I go get them and put them on. She is so cute and makes me laugh every time I see her. I love you Cami!
As you may have noticed with these pictures It is hard to even see because it is so blurry. This is because I am moving so fast and as you can imagine, It would be hard for my hair to stay in. But mine is staying in just fine. Want to know my secret? Okay so first I always do something with my bangs, either I twist it
or I braid it, clip it, pin it, or pull it back with a small pony tale holder. Then I pull it back into a tight "midish" ponytail. Then I spray it wit a generous amount of hairspray. Then I put a scrunchy in it over the other ponytail holder. The scrunchy helps hold the hair tighter. And it doesn't slip out as easy. So that's my secret to a tight ponytail that stay's in during tumbling.
So these are some of my hairstyles I do for tumbling. I hope you guys like them and can use them for something even though I'm sure most of you aren't competitive tumblers. You can use these for whatever sport you do or you can just do them for fun. Thanks for reading! :)
-WiTnEsS
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
whips!
-WiTnEsS
Thursday, August 26, 2010
YAY!!!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Nationals update
Monday, August 2, 2010
I got my full!!!!!!!!!
IDIDMYFULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Nationals Announced
-Witness
ability,determination,attitude, (Quote #2)
determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do
it."
-- Raymond Chandler
I found this quote after I got home from open gym today. I have been trying so hard to do my full. This is so true. I have tumbled with kids who have amazing ability but don't care enough to work hard. These kids never progress past whats easy for them. I have also tumbled with kids who have a terrible attitude. They want to, lets say, qualify for Nationals and you can tell they want it really bad but when ever the coach tells them to do sit ups they cry and whine. Those kids are never strong enough to do the necessary skills that's why I always I am determined with a positive attitude.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
my favorite quotes
# I don't think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it. I think if you are determined enough and willing to pay the price, you can get it done. (Mike Ditka)
# The important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part. The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well. (Baron de Coubertin, The Olympic Creed)
# A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught! (Thomas A. Kempis)
# You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
# Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity. (Paul Goodman)
# Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. (Samuel Johnson)
# Hard work and togetherness. They go hand in hand. You need the hard work because it's such a tough atmosphere... to win week in and week out. You need togetherness because you don't always win, and you gotta hang though together. (Tony Dungy)
# "I can't do it" never yet accomplished anything: "I will try" has accomplished wonders. (George P. Burnham)
# Success doesn't "happen." It is organized, preempted, captured, by consecrated common sense. (F.E. Willard)
# We can often do more for other men by trying to correct our own faults than by trying to correct theirs. (Francois Fenelon)
# A person is only as big as the dream they dare to live. (Unknown)
# The sign of intelligent people is their ability to control emotions by the application of reason. (Marya Mannes)
# There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. (Beverly Sills)
# A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it. (Alistair Cooke)
# Success doesn't come to you...you go to it. (Marva Collins)
# Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration. (Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931), Harper's Monthly, 1932)
# It's not the hours you put in your work that counts, it's the work you put in the hours. (Sam Ewing)
# People forget how fast you did a job - but they remember how well you did it. (Howard Newton)
# The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of other; it is in yourself alone. (Orison Swett Marden)
# I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature. (John D. Rockefeller)
# Hard things are put in our way, not to stop us, but to call out our courage and strength. (Anonymous)
# I wasn't too good at vaulting, and I didn't have running speed and jumping power. (Mitsuo Tsukahara, JPN, Intl. Gymnast 11/82)
# The mind is perhaps one of the greatest factors in gymnastics; if one can't control his mind, he can't control his body. (William Meade, USA)
# A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. (Walter Bagehot)
# Every single element, even the most hair-raising, can be improved. (Dmitry Bilozerchev, URS, World Gymnastics 1983/4)
# Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. (William Durant, founder of General Motors)
# Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand. (Bruce Barton)
# After a while, if you work on a certain move consistently then it doesn't seem so risky. The idea is that the move stays dangerous and it looks dangerous to my opponents - but it isn't to me. That is my secret. (Nadia Comaneci, ROM, The Illustrated History of Gymnastics)
# Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not something to be waited for; but, rather something to be achieved. (William Jennings Bryan)
# If you do the best you can, you will find, nine times out of ten, that you have done as well as or better than anyone else. (William Feather)
# Talent alone is not enough. I believe that a really good gymnast is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. (Vladislav Rastorotsky, URS)
# In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. (Albert Einstein)
# Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success. (William J. H. Boetcker)
# One time a French reporter asked me how I could do a cross so easily. I said, 'You just lower your body down until your arms are straight out to the sides, then you stop.' (Albert Azarian, URS, Intl. Gymnast, 05/94)
# The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear. (William Jennings Bryan)
# The price of success is perseverance. The price of failure comes cheaper. (Anonymous)
# We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. (Norman MacFinan)
# I know how to smile, I know how to laugh, I know how to play. But I know how to do these things only after I have fulfilled my mission. (Nadia Comaneci, ROM, Time Magazine 1976)
# Failure is only postponed success as long as courage "coaches" ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory. (Herbert Kaufman)
# Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat. (Malcolm Forbes)
# A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner. (English proverb)
# The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear. (William Jennings Bryan)
# Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success. (William J. H. Boetcker)
# If you do the best you can, you will find, nine times out of ten, that you have done as well as or better than anyone else. (William Feather)
# Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. (William Durant, founder of General Motors)
# Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first be overcome. (Samuel Johnson)
# Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight. (Helen Keller)
# What you can do, or think you can, begin it. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
# The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress. (Joseph Joubert)
# Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. (Aristotle)
# Individual glory is insignificant when compared to victory achieved as a team. (Watertown - Mayer Gymnastics Team)
# What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. (William Morrow)
# Aspire, break bounds. Endeavor to be good, and better still, best. (Robert Browning)
# Aim at the sun and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if you had aimed at an object on a level with yourself. (F. Hawes)
# One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than 50 preaching it. (Knute Rockne)
# The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become. (Charles Du Bos)
# One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world – making the most of one's best. (Harry Emerson Fosdick)
# Judgment comes from experience, and great judgment comes from bad experience. (Robert Packwood)
# Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. (Harold B. Melchart)
# Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself - and be lenient to everybody else. (Henry Ward Beecher)
# No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work. (Mother Teresa)
* Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
* When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy. (Samuel Goldwyn)
* There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure. (Colin Powell)
* The great thing and the hard thing is to stick to things when you have outlived the first interest, and not yet got the second, which comes with a sort of mastery. (Janet Erskine Stuart)
# The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of your convictions. (William F. Scolavino)
# Genius is eternal patience. (Michelangelo)
#The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. (Chinese proverb)
# Human nature is not a machine to be built after a model, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but a tree, which requires to grow and develop itself on all sides, according to the tendency of the inward forces which make it a living thing. (John Stuart Mill)
# The greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fall. (Confucius)
# The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them. (Benjamin Jowett)
# Tough times never last. Tough people do. (Robert Schuller)
# There are many ways to measure success; not the least of which is the way your child describes you when talking to a friend. (Unknown)
# Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is a beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is life, fight for it! (Mother Teresa)
# Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible. (Anonymous)
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Believe
Believe in your dreams.
Believe in today.
Believe that you are loved.
Believe that you make a difference.
Believe we can build a better world.
Believe when others might not.
Believe there's a light at the end of the tunnel.
Believe that you might be that light for someone else.
Believe that the best is yet to be.
Believe in each other.
Believe in yourself.
I believe in you.
~ Kobi Yamada
3/4 full
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Olympic week-Thursday
Time Of My Life
Olympic week-Tuesday
Samantha Peszek is 16 years old and a powerhouse gymnast on the USA National Team. She is the first of two daughters to Ed and Luan Peszek, was born on December 14, 1991 in McCordsville, Indiana. As an energetic toddler Samantha took up gymnastics in 1993 at DeVeau's School of Gymnastics in Fishers, Indiana. She progressed rapidly, and at age 9 was a member of the TOPS National Team. A year later, Samantha was on the TOPS team again as a 10 year old. By 2003, it was evident Samantha's talent was developing quickly, and as an 11 year old level 10 she placed 8th at the Regional Championships. That finish was only a small indicator of things to come.
Samantha jumped into the gymnastics scene in 2004, where she made a name for herself as one of the nation's top junior athletes. She placed an impressive second all-around at the 2004 Junior Olympic National Championships at age 12. Weeks later, she went on to qualify to the Visa Championships where she placed third on vault and eighth in the all-around, becoming the youngest member of the 2004 National Team. In 2005, Sam earned a spot on her second USA National Team and became the national champion on vault. She also placed seventh in the all-around and second on floor. Samantha’s season continued to improve as she earned her third international assignment in Mexico, where she won the all-around, floor and vault titles.
In early 2006 Sam competed in the Gymnix International and won the all-around, vault and beam titles. Later in the year, at the 2006 Visa Championships, she won the all-around bronze medal as well as the silver medal on vault and the bronze medal on bars. She also debuted a double twisting double back on floor, a skill that only a few women in the world can do! Samantha earned a spot to compete in the 2006 Junior Pan American Championships where she helped her team earn the gold medal and also won the gold medal on floor and the silver medal on vault.
2007 was a fantastic year for Sam! Samantha and her USA Teammates became World Champions and made history at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, when the USA Team won the title for the first time outside the USA.
The USA was down by one tenth of a point to China after three rounds of competition at the World Championships, but came back strong on the final event, floor, to clinch the team title and bring home the gold medal. The Super 7 appeared on the Today Show a few weeks later to show off their medals and golden smiles.
“It was an awesome feeling to literally be on top of the world,” said Samantha. “I honestly don't think I have ever been happier in my entire life. To work so hard for something, and to have it pay off, was truly a dream come true. And, to win it with such an amazing group of girls made the victory even sweeter!”
Not only did Sam and her teammates win the gold medal at Worlds, but they also won the gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In fact, in 2007 Samantha competed in five major national and international competitions including the Tyson American Cup, USA vs. Great Britain, Pan American Games, Visa Championships and World Championships. In these five events, she won a total of five gold medals, one silver and one bronze. She traveled to Ireland, Brazil and Germany within a six month time period and was also named USA Gymnastics TOPs Athlete of the Year for 2007.
-http://www.gym-nerd.com/samantha/sam.html
Olympic week-Wednesday
BORN: June 23rd, 1992 (Cincinnati, OH)
PARENTS: Jeff & Mary Sloan
SIBLINGS: Brothers Kyle & Nathan, Sister Kassie
HOME TOWN: Pittsburgh, IN
SCHOOL: Tri-West High School
CLUB: Sharp's Gymnastics Academy (Indianapolis, USA)
COACH: Marvin Sharp
BEGAN GYMNASTICS: Age 4, 1996 (with Coach Sharp)
BEGAN ELITE: Age 10, 2003 (USAG Child Elite National Team)
OLYMPIAN: Age 16, 2008 (Silver Medalist)
USA NATIONAL CHAMPION: Age 17, 2009
http://www.bridgetsloan.com/bio.html
Monday, July 5, 2010
Olympic week-Monday
Nastia Liukin was the all-around gold champion at the 2008 Olympics. That says it all.
Nastia was born to Anna and Valeri Liukin on October 30, 1989 in Moscow, Russia. Her mom (Anna) was a rhythmic gymnast and her dad (Valeri) was an artistic gymnast. So I guess it was in her blood. She trains at WOGA gymnastics. And her dad is her coach.
Nastia facts
Name-Anastasia Liukin
Nicknames-Nastia, Nast
Birthday-October 30Th, 1989
Birthplace-Moscow, Russia
Resides-Texas, United States of America
Parents-Anna and Valeri Liukin
Hobbies-Shopping, AIM, Reading, Swimming
Theme song-Super Girl
Favorite movie- Kung Fu Panda
Sponsors- adidas, AT&T, Cover Girl, Secret, and Visa.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Olympic week: Sunday
Shawn Johnson
Shawn's websight- http://www.shawnjohnson.net
OK so SHAWN JOHNSON. My favorite gymnast of all time. No wonder I am doing her first.
Born on January 19th, 1992 in Des Moines, Ia, Johnson is the only child of Doug and Teri Johnson. Shawn Johnson won four medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. She won the gold medal on balance beam, the silver in the all-around, silver in floor exercises, and helped the us win the team silver. Shawn Johnson only trains 20 to 25 hours a week instead of the whopping 40 most other elite gymnast train. She attends public high school where she is on the honor roll.
little known facts about Shawn Johnson
Her Favorite Color is turquoise.
In Iowa, October 17th was deemed "Sawn Johnson Day" by Governor Chet Culver.
Her Favorite Band is Rascal Flatts.
Her favorite School Subjuet is English
Her Hobbies are scrapbooking and walking dogs at a local animal shelter.
Her Favorite Gymnast is Kim Zmeskal
She has been pictured on McDonald's Cups and Coca-Cola boxes.
Her Favorite athlete in Another Sport is Lance Armstrong
Her Favorite foods are steak and chicken kabobs, strawberries.
Her favorite book is "You Go Girl", by Kim Doren and Charlie Jones.
Well thats what Shawn for you!
Olympic week
Flipside website link
http:////www.flipside-tumbling.com/
Coaches at Nationals
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Utah summer Games
Last Sunday I got back from St. George where I had my last competition of the season. The Utah Summer Games. This was a fun competition probably because I took gold on all three events. This was a generally small meet compared to State and Regional Championships. but it was a nice way to end the season. Here are some pictures