Gymnastics

Patience is a man's greatest virtue,
or so the saying goes.
A gymnast must have said it,
for a gymnast surely knows!
That in this funny sport of ours,
discouragement runs high.
And even the very best will find
this virtue has passed us by.
When hands are ripped and throbbing,
when every muscle's sore,
will a gymnast still have patience
to limp in the gym for more?
When you've lost old moves
and progress seems slow,
will you still have faith in better days,
and not feel sad and low?
Can you admit your frightened,
yet not give in to fear?
Can you conquer pain and frustration
and often even tears?
When someone else does something,
you've tried so long to do...
can you still be happy for her,
or just self-pity for you?
And when success seems far away,
your efforts all in vain,
can you force yourself to wear a smile
and disregard the pain?
If despite the pain and tribulations,
you can say "I won't give in"
Maybe some day you'll discover
that it's now your time to win.
gymnasticsislife: dancingdingledodies: (via Алия Мустафина | PROспорт) holy crap! I saw these pictures on my dash and didn;t even realize it was Aliya! Gorgeous.

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dancingdingledodies:

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holy crap! I saw these pictures on my dash and didn;t even realize it was Aliya! Gorgeous.

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    This photo is GORGEOUS but I have to wonder if it was taken before the ACL incident. I mean, I had my knee surgery like...
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    I love when gymnasts do these kind of things (like Nastia did a while back), and Aliya is gorgeous here!
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    holy crap! I saw these pictures on my dash and didn;t even realize it was Aliya! Gorgeous.
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