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Have you ever heard of Boise State gymnast Amy Glass? She has quite a story.
I happened to watch the video of the recent Alabama meet because dd has a friend on the team, and I was impressed that Glass stepped up in front of 13,000 (!) Alabama fans to win the all-around title. Glass was ranked fifth in the country in the all-around before the Alabama meet, and her recent results will raise her average score. Impressive stuff—but there’s more.
Glass broke her neck warming up for the uneven bars rotation at a meet in San Jose two years ago. She was told she should never do gymnastics again, and placed in a “halo” (an external fixation cage which holds the head in place via titanium screws drilled into the skull) while she took time off from school for rehabilitation.
Apparently, Glass wasn’t willing to take “no” for an answer. She not only returned to college, she returned to gymnastics—better than before.
FWIW, dd met Glass years ago, when Glass was already an advanced gymnast and dd was starting out. My wide-eyed munchkin told me excitedly, “She told me I’m a good little gymnast—and she’s a GREAT gymnast!” That stuck with dd, who now, as a big kid in the gym, takes care to encourage the younger kids, just as Amy Glass took the time to encourage her. That's an impressive result, too.
I happened to watch the video of the recent Alabama meet because dd has a friend on the team, and I was impressed that Glass stepped up in front of 13,000 (!) Alabama fans to win the all-around title. Glass was ranked fifth in the country in the all-around before the Alabama meet, and her recent results will raise her average score. Impressive stuff—but there’s more.
Glass broke her neck warming up for the uneven bars rotation at a meet in San Jose two years ago. She was told she should never do gymnastics again, and placed in a “halo” (an external fixation cage which holds the head in place via titanium screws drilled into the skull) while she took time off from school for rehabilitation.
Apparently, Glass wasn’t willing to take “no” for an answer. She not only returned to college, she returned to gymnastics—better than before.
FWIW, dd met Glass years ago, when Glass was already an advanced gymnast and dd was starting out. My wide-eyed munchkin told me excitedly, “She told me I’m a good little gymnast—and she’s a GREAT gymnast!” That stuck with dd, who now, as a big kid in the gym, takes care to encourage the younger kids, just as Amy Glass took the time to encourage her. That's an impressive result, too.
