perfect 10

I just read the article on the International Gymnast site about Ashley Priess’ decision to retire during training at the US National Championships. Always impressed by her gymnastics, and her coach as well, I admit I was quite curious as to what caused her to decide to step away from the Olympic Selection process mere weeks before the Games. Citing a chronic back condition which she feared would not survive the Summer, Priess decided to forgo her dream of the Olympics in order to pursue another dream: competing on a collegiate team. She did not want to jeopardize her collegiate chances by overworking her back in the Olympic Selection process.

Two quotes in particular stand out from the interview. The first is in regard to her family. (more…)

So I’ve realized that one of the reasons why I don’t blog here more often is because all of my entries are so long that it is daunting to sit down and write one. Therefore, I have turned over a new leaf. My entries will hereby be shorter and hopefully, more frequent.

Thoughts on the 2006 Tyson American Cup will be brief and coming soon…