Gymnastics and a little bit about me

            “Physical exercises designed to develop and display strength, balance, and agility, especially those performed on or with specialized apparatus”, is the definition of gymnastics according to dictionary.com.  Women’s gymnastics has four events: vault, bars, beam, and floor. Each of these events is very unique and different from each other, but it is more then that; it is all about the determination.

            Gymnastics is nothing more then movements with gymnasts competing against each other trying to perform their skills to the best of their ability. A gymnast is constantly asked: how willing are you to do the impossible? Gymnasts have to be eager to try new things and constantly try to meet perfection.  Perfection is a hard goal to reach since its physically impossible, but they still try to prove that it is not.  Determination plays a huge role in striving for perfection, because without determination a gymnast will not succeed. The gymnast has to give up his or her time to train in the gym almost everyday to reach their goal.  Few people have this commitment and determination to perform, because more often than not before their senior year in high school they quit. This is due to the fear of gymnastics skills that are required and unwillingness to give up their time. 

            Fear also hinders their determination in gymnastics. When younger most people are fearless and willing to try new things. As they become older, they start to realize that they could hurt themselves. This also applies in gymnastics. Once, a gymnast reaches that age where they start to realize things are scary, they begin to develop fear. Fear is a huge thing to conquer, and with out determination, fear will conquer you.

            Overall gymnastics is a highly trained competitive sport, I have had first hand knowledge. It developed me into who I am today. It has been a long bumpy road, but I still perused and gave it everything I got. This sport taught me a lot and I would not have learned dedication and how to conquer fear without it. Gymnastics can’t last forever, unfortunately, but I have learned to love the sport for what it is.