There was a time when I was a competitive gymnast. When we performed in competition in the summer, all of us athletes would be exhausted. We’d come home from practice and collapse on the couch, exhausted and drained, but the first thing I did when I got home was to gather up my belongings and hit the bed.
This was back when we were all kids and our parents made us stand on wobbly balance beams and our parents would look around at us and say, “You guys are so slow.” I’m sure I’m not the only one who was embarrassed by these comments.
While a lot of us can remember being competitive in the summer, I’m not sure I’ve ever been able to remember feeling that tired. But apparently I was.
While we were all pretty laid-back, I was the only one of us who was not in favor of the Olympics. I had been an advocate for the event for the last three years, but in the end I decided not to go. Im not sure why I didnt feel like competing. I was just tired. The truth is, I couldnt see myself competing or doing anything of value. It was my father who convinced me to go, and he did not make it easy.
Im not sure if its just me, but I could not see myself competing in the Olympics. My athletic ability was not yet at the level it would be in another sport. My father did convince me to go to the trials, but I didnt feel like competing. The only reason I didnt go to the trials was because my mom didnt want me to. I just wanted to go off and have fun. Im not sure why I didnt feel like competing.
My mom was not happy when I didn’t want to do the olympics, but she was also not happy that I didnt want. She did finally convince me to go when she was the one to tell me that I should. I still dont feel like doing the olympics, but I do feel like doing things that would make me feel good.
I do think that there are some things that can make people feel good, like going to the gym and training hard. But I think that it’s also important to keep in mind that if you’re a regular gym-goer, you are definitely not always going to get that workout done. I don’t think that every gym-goer is going to be able to train forever.
I think it is important to just remind ourselves that we can get tired, and that we can get bored. I think also that we can get distracted by things that are not important (like doing math homework, studying for tests, or even the TV). I also think that it can be very good to remind ourselves that there are things that can make us happy, like going to the park and doing a little exercise.
Gymnasts, like most athletes, have a hard time keeping their minds on what they are doing. Gymnasts get tired because they are constantly doing the same thing for hours on end. It is a great exercise to just remind ourselves that we can get bored. If it is important to us, we can learn to be more selective about what we do.
Gymnasts are also known for being the last to do their workouts. So it is a great opportunity to remind ourselves that it is ok to just do them in a different way. That we can keep our minds on something else while we are doing something that is important to us.
