Talk about feeling excited, this is amazing. You're flipping, spinning, twisting through the air so fast you can’t tell which way is up. It’s exhilarating to know what this feels like. When I look at this picture, I see so much more that what at first meets the eye. I don’t just see the gymnastics gold medalist Hollie Dykes doing some sort of a back full, I see beyond that. I see a girl so nervous she feels like crawling in a cave and staying there, but also so excited and happy that she wouldn’t miss this moment for the world. A girl who knows that the rest of her gymnastics career depends on this one tumbling pass. If she lands it, she could win gold… if she has a crash landing or forgets one tiny, miniscule detail of the flip, it could all go up in flames and not only would she knock herself out of any chance of getting a good score, but she would also ruin her teams' chances for winning. I know what this feels like. Granted, I’ve never before competed in the Olympics, but the rush of emotions before every meet is the same, only escalated for the larger ones.
Having the ability to control your body that precisely and being that strong is a joy that sadly most people don’t get to experience. Being in gymnastics is more that just running around dancing in a leotard, it’s an extremely physically and emotionally demanding way of life that can show and teach you things that you’d never even imagine was possible. Pshh, talk about amazing.
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