- Feb 8, 2008
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This is a fine distinction that was very important to me leading up to the end of my senior year of high school. I remember girls I looked up to on my team (yes, they were usually younger than me...) hit a tricky skill or loose old skills, struggle for a little while, and then just quit.
A level 6 lost her squat on when I was a level 4, and I remember watching her cry over it because she was suddenly scared, and I don't believe she got over that fear before she left. A girl I was in level 4 with was always a daredevil, wanted to try skills she was no where near ready for, but had to go over the real vault for level 5 and never made it to competition. And I always remember the conversations during stretching of ____ quit, and it was never fun. I didn't like how that ended, so I decided I would finish gymnastics by accomplishing all my goals, and my goal was to compete level 7. I always wanted a floor routine of my very own and not only did I find perfect music for myself, I also got third place with that routine.
It's an important difference and I thought I would point it out to all those gymnasts and parents going through a rough spot skill/level wise. I've had all kinds of people tell me "I used to do gymnastics, it was really fun. I wish I had stuck with it."
You only regret the things you don't do in life.
A level 6 lost her squat on when I was a level 4, and I remember watching her cry over it because she was suddenly scared, and I don't believe she got over that fear before she left. A girl I was in level 4 with was always a daredevil, wanted to try skills she was no where near ready for, but had to go over the real vault for level 5 and never made it to competition. And I always remember the conversations during stretching of ____ quit, and it was never fun. I didn't like how that ended, so I decided I would finish gymnastics by accomplishing all my goals, and my goal was to compete level 7. I always wanted a floor routine of my very own and not only did I find perfect music for myself, I also got third place with that routine.
It's an important difference and I thought I would point it out to all those gymnasts and parents going through a rough spot skill/level wise. I've had all kinds of people tell me "I used to do gymnastics, it was really fun. I wish I had stuck with it."
You only regret the things you don't do in life.