Gymnastics Poems!!

[gracefulone]

What do you mean 'isn't that good'? Nice job.

[gymnastmom96]

I haven't posted in a while but I thought this would be a great place to share. My DD wrote this in English and well...I'm somewhat biased but I think its sweet because I know every word came from her little 11yo heart. I hope you enjoy it.

A Gymnast’s Prayer

2008

Dear Lord, I bring to You

My humble gymnast prayer;

As I snuggle into bed

with my favorite gym bear;

I thank You for my hands

All covered in painful rips;

My sore knees, calloused feet

And the bruises on my hips;

I thank You for my leos

and my ugly knee brace;

For blessing me with power,

strength and grace;

For giving me the determination

and resolve to do what it takes;

To get up and shake it off

when I've made a mistake;

Watch over me Dear Lord

as I swing on the bars;

Clear hips and giants

that reach toward the stars;

Stand beside me Lord

as I wobble on the beam;

Grant sticky feet and pointed toes

for the entire team;

Push me as I run

toward the vault so quick;

Up and over with straight legs

for that perfect stick;

Remind me to look Lord

at the judges and smile;

Lift up my leaps

and help me perform with style;

Thank you for my Parents

that give their support;

So much love, time and money

to my costly sport;

But tonight Lord

hear my one last request;

Thanks all of my coaches

for that I feel so blessed;

They teach me so much more

than just routines and drills;

But the courage and resilience

needed to learn my new skills;

Now as I fall to sleep

and my dreams start to unfold;

they’re filled with visions of medals

all bronze, silver and Gold!

[gymnastmom96]

oops! I entered it twice!

[gracefulone]

I really apreciate that today. It's very very good! It made me cry, but I'm pretty much a wreck today, and also cried at the hearing of the Gettysburg address! I really liked it though;your daughter did a very nice job. I especially liked the part about the coaches.

[gymgymgymnast08]

I liked that too. It didn't make me cry but I'm not one to cry over much. Your daughter is very talented!

[gracefulone]

Obstacles can't stop you. Problems can't stop you. Most of all, other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you. Jeffrey Gitomer
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. Helen Keller
Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in,and it will come naturally, in its own way.David Frost
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Without discipline, there's no life at all. Katharine Hepburn

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. Beverly Sills

Always behave like a duck - keep calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like the devil underneath. Jacob Braude

What people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Henry David Thoreau
Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway. John Wayne
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Calvin Coolidge

Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work. H. L. Hunt

This thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down. Mary Pickford

Quit now, you'll never make it. If you disregard this advice, you'll be halfway there. David Zucker

Praise the bridge that carried you over. George Colman
Of course there is no formula for success except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings. Arthur Rubinstein
Doubt whom you will, but never yourself. Christine Bovee

All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible.
William Faulkner
He who would leap high must take a long run. Danish Proverb
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. Og Mandino

[gracefulone]

I enjoy every opportunity and live every moment. And that is why I have no regrets. It's when you are not scared of losing that you win everything." Shailendra Singh

The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top. O.J. Simpson

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. Thomas Jefferson

[gracefulone]

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao Tzu

You may delay, but time will not. Benjamin Franklin

[i-heart-gymnastics]

wow great poems i love them.
and the quotes are great too

[gracefulone]

Your only limitations are those you set up in your mind, or permit others to set up for you.Og Mandino

Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. John Updike

Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain. Unknown


The Starfish Story
Original Story by: Loren Eisley
One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed
a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.
Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”
The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean.
The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”
“Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish?
You can’t make a difference!”
After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish,
and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said…”
I made a difference for that one.”

The starfish story is a little less relevant to sports, but this story was told to us at Badger Girls State by the wisconsin cheif justice, and I just loved it so much!