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MARISSA
NEW
JERSEY
Why did you choose to do
gymnasics & could you see
yourself doing anything else?
NORA
NEW
YORK
“ I was actually put into gymnastics because
“My worst injury was a torn patella tendon.
of my baseball coach. I think I stuck with it
because I always have something to learn.
I get bored easy so always having
something to improve was appealing to
me. I feel like I am a decent athlete over
all and I used to do other sports. I never
played football and I know I am pretty
small but I would love to be a running
back or punt returner in football. “
MAX
MASSACHUSETTS
I was fully back in gymnastics about 8
months after surgery. I was only 14 so I
completely out of the gym.“
KIRSTEN
NEW
YORK
Did you ever have to
move to attend a gym?
“I did. I moved closer to my club gym when
I was about 9 years old. It was about an
hour drive and we wanted to be closer so
we moved about 15 minutes away. “
MELISSA
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
What was your worst injury
& how long were you out
because of it?
What happens when you have
a challenging skill to complete
but you just cant seem to
get it right? Do you change it
out of your routine or keep
practicing until you get it to
the best of your ability?
“ I usually go back to basics. Going
back to basics allows me to have a
solid foundation for the skill, and
then when I go back to the skill it
gives me a better chance to make
the skill. It depends how bad the
skill is. If it gets dangerous or does
not fit the routine I may take it out,
but if it is just a hard skill I do basics
and try to push through and make
the skill the best I can. “
When, why, & in what gym
did you first start gymnastics?
“ I was about 5 or 6 years old when I
started because of my baseball coach. He
said gymnastics is good for my pitching
arm so I joined. I attended Gymnastics
Nevada which became the gym I trained
at all the way through high school. My
parents own it now and have for the last
12 years.“
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