Thursday, January 19, 2012

My short-lived gymnast days ...


I was going through some old albums and scanning pictures today when I came across these. Back in my early teens, I used to take gymnastics. I was pretty serious about it. My mom would drive me a half hour away from home two times a week for a two hour lesson, and then again on weekends for a longer lesson. As much as I loved the sport, I wasn't all that good at it. Some things I loved, like floor and balance beam. As you can see, I was long and skinny, so those suited me well. When it came to vault and bars, I sucked because I never had much upper body strength. I also suffered from extremely painful bunions on both feet, which really messed me up with the sport. It was fun while it lasted. I only wish I could have stuck with it longer.


What sport, if any, did you enjoy when you were younger?

5 comments:

  1. These are really great pictures of you when you were younger. So neat! I used to do dance, mainly ballet. But I always wished I was a gymnastics like Nadia.

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  2. I love those pictures. Your form is great! What SPORT did I like? What is this s-p-o-r-t of which you speak?

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  3. Those are great pics of you. I love 'em.

    When I was a kid I loved basketball, tennis, waterskiing and running. Wait...I still love those things ;) You can take the girl out of the sport but you can't take the sport out of the girl.

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  4. I always envied the gymnasts. I couldn't bear to be up-side-down.

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  5. I've never been a sporty girl. Those pictures are fantastic!

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