Gymnastics Poems!!

[FlipTwistFly28]

Dare to be different and to dream big. - Cullen Jones

Stick with your dream even when it gets really hard and pratices get tough. All the practice will pay off. - Megan Jendrick

Never limit yourself. Never doubt yourself. Never think you can't do something. You can always achieve your goals. - Brendon Hansen

Dream big. Never, ever let someone talk you out of your dream. - Amanda Beard

Make sure you still love what your doing. Then work your butt off to reach your goals. - Christine Magnuson

Never let the dream die. That dream is the only thing that will keep you motivated through the hard times. - Mark Gangloff

I think the biggest thing is when someone says you can't do something, it shows that anything is possible when you put your mind to it. - Michael Phelps

[all-aroundgirl]

I love those quotes because they are from...swimmers!!!!!

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent-Elanor Roosevelt
Play every game like it was your last-Kobe Byrant
Dream like your #1-Unknown
Impossible is nothing-Unknown
Normal is just a setting on your hair dryer-Unknown
(I sure like this guy Unknown...hehehe)
Successful people make a habit of doing what unsucessful people don't like doing-Bob Bowman

[all-aroundgirl]

Your body is tight
Your head is dizzy
Your cheeks are flushed
And your all alone
Trying to make that same move
Over and over again
You used to be so confident
You used to land everything
But something snapped
The magic and luster seems to be gone
But nevertheless you will try...again

[gracefulone]

Nice poem!

[all-aroundgirl]

Quote:
Originally Posted by gracefulone Nice poem!

Thank you!

[FlipTwistFly28]

Quote:
Originally Posted by all-aroundgirl I love those quotes because they are from...swimmers!!!!! No one can make you feel inferior without your consent-Elanor Roosevelt Play every game like it was your last-Kobe Byrant Dream like your #1-Unknown Impossible is nothing-Unknown Normal is just a setting on your hair dryer-Unknown (I sure like this guy Unknown...hehehe) Successful people make a habit of doing what unsucessful people don't like doing-Bob Bowman

Haha Yep I found them in a swimming magazine!

[gymnaSTICKs]

these are for sports in general, but the bolded ones are the ones that i think apply most to gymnastics:

“Just do what you do best.” -Red Auerbach, American Basketball Coach

“It's kind of fun to do the impossible.” -Walt Disney

“I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.” -Garrison Keilor

“Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” -H. Jackson Brown

“Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.” -James R. Cook

"What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it." -Alexander Graham Bell

“In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100 percent dedication, you won't be able to do this.” -Willie Mays, American Baseball Player

“The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.” -Jackie Joyner Kersee

“The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.” -Peggy Fleming

“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” -John Wooden, American Basketball Coach

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.” -Vincent T. Lombardi

“Sports remain a great metaphor for life's more difficult lessons. It was through athletics that many of us first came to understand that fear can be tamed; that on a team the whole is more than the sum of its parts; and that the ability to be heroic lies, to a surprising degree, within.”-Susan Casey

“I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” -Michael Jordan

“Your opponent, in the end, is never really the player up to bat, the girl in center field, or the team in the other dugout, or even the ball you must catch. Your opponent is yourself, your negative internal voices, your level of determination."

"Winning without dignity or grace is not winning."-Stepmom

“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.” –Archie Griffin

“Play to win, don’t play not to lose.” – Coach Loso

“All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street folks will say, ‘There goes the greatest hitter that ever lived'.” –Ted Williams

“Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball.” –Billie Jean King

“You learn you can do your best even when it’s hard, even when you’re tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.” –Joe Namath

“Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision.” –Muhammad Ali

“True champions aren’t always the ones that win, but those with the most guts.” –Mia Hamm

“Winning isn’t everything—but wanting to win is.” –Vince
Lombardi

“Be bold. If you are going to make an error, make a doozy, and don’t be afraid to hit the ball.” –Billie Jean King

“It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.” –Muhammad Ali

“Other people may not have had high expectations for me…but I had high expectations for myself.” –Shannon Miller

“There’s no limit to what a man can achieve if he doesn’t care who gets the credit.” –Laing Burns, Jr.

“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.” –Mia Hamm

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” –Henry Ford

“Losing doesn’t eat at me the way it used to. I just get ready for the next play, the next game, the next season.”-Troy Aikman

[gymnaSTICKs]

these are for sports in general, but the bolded ones are the ones that i think apply most to gymnastics:

“Just do what you do best.” -Red Auerbach, American Basketball Coach

“It's kind of fun to do the impossible.” -Walt Disney

“I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.” -Garrison Keilor

“Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” -H. Jackson Brown

“Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.” -James R. Cook

"What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it." -Alexander Graham Bell

“In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100 percent dedication, you won't be able to do this.” -Willie Mays, American Baseball Player

“The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.” -Jackie Joyner Kersee

“The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.” -Peggy Fleming

“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” -John Wooden, American Basketball Coach

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.” -Vincent T. Lombardi

“Sports remain a great metaphor for life's more difficult lessons. It was through athletics that many of us first came to understand that fear can be tamed; that on a team the whole is more than the sum of its parts; and that the ability to be heroic lies, to a surprising degree, within.”-Susan Casey

“I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” -Michael Jordan

“Your opponent, in the end, is never really the player up to bat, the girl in center field, or the team in the other dugout, or even the ball you must catch. Your opponent is yourself, your negative internal voices, your level of determination."

"Winning without dignity or grace is not winning."-Stepmom

“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.” –Archie Griffin

“Play to win, don’t play not to lose.” – Coach Loso

“All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street folks will say, ‘There goes the greatest hitter that ever lived'.” –Ted Williams

“Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball.” –Billie Jean King

“You learn you can do your best even when it’s hard, even when you’re tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.” –Joe Namath

“Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision.” –Muhammad Ali

“True champions aren’t always the ones that win, but those with the most guts.” –Mia Hamm

“Winning isn’t everything—but wanting to win is.” –Vince
Lombardi

“Be bold. If you are going to make an error, make a doozy, and don’t be afraid to hit the ball.” –Billie Jean King

“It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.” –Muhammad Ali

“Other people may not have had high expectations for me…but I had high expectations for myself.” –Shannon Miller

“There’s no limit to what a man can achieve if he doesn’t care who gets the credit.” –Laing Burns, Jr.

“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.” –Mia Hamm

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” –Henry Ford

“Losing doesn’t eat at me the way it used to. I just get ready for the next play, the next game, the next season.”-Troy Aikman

[all-aroundgirl]

WOW! Those are alot!

[gracefulone]

If you want to become a top player in any field, it is important for you to learn how to handle success, but it is absolutely crucial to learn how to handle failure. Arina Nikitina

I am only one; but I am still one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do. Helen Keller

If the whole world followed you, would you be pleased with where you took it?Neale Donald Walsch