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Gymnastics Montage - Not Always Happy Endings

submitted by WaterDweller

1 decade 5 years 4 months 3 weeks ago

from YouTube: "A montage about the sad stories in gymnastics. I cannot even imagine the pain of training your whole life for a dream then having it taken away.

Footage includes Julissa Gomez, Christy Henrich and Yelena Mukhina, whose stories are perhaps the greatest examples of tragedy in gymnastics.

Also included is Sang Lan, who is a very inspiring amd courageous woman. She has managed to keep a positive outlook on life and do many great things. She hopes to be one of the final torchbearers at next year's Beijing Olympic Games.

The other gymnasts I chose becasue they were perhaps the best examples of gymnasts forced to retire in their prime, or before their career even really began.

I also included those who never lived up to expectations, those supposed to be the next big thing who were then forced to watch their dreams slip away in the spotlight. "

9 Comments

*dark
*sports

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The nature of life.

I saw a bit of every thing in there. Joy, despair, and indifference.
To much politics, not enough sportsmanship. That is the nature of sports, and just about every thing.

We are shadows and dust. You live by the sword you could die by the sword. Taken literally to mean when you practice something it could be the death of you.

Control, is an illusion.

some of these women are anorexic. Muscle, ligament, and bone cannot perform optimally without proper nourishment. No matter how hard you train.

That said, I was very moved by this montage.. quite powerful imagery and backstory.. I can take a page of inspiration from these women who, after such tragedy, somehow manage to carry on.. Can we say *bravo (brava) for just a smidgen of the courage it takes to do that?

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Are all these girls like 12 or do they just look that young?

Also, nice jazz hands at the end there.

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Aw man, I was looking forward to some quality face plants, this just bummed the shit out of me.

There should be no consequences for anything!

ForgedReality says...

Gymnastics are a joy...?

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