"I had to face a lot of coming through this journey, a lot of sacrifices, difficulties, challenges, and injures." Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas complains.
For many years there has been controversy on what the hardest sport out there is. Wether it's baseball or cheerleading, gymnastics is definitely an exhausting activity. Not only can it affect your acedimic goals, it can bring your grades down due to the lack of free time for homework (Even when you do have free time your probably sleeping because 18 hours a week is approximately the practice time for a average competitive gymnast.) Don't even get started on your physical apperence! Your hands could possibly look like that of a gorilla's due to the uneven bars, you might have bruises from falling off the beam as well. Difficult is the word that describes this sport due to high sky flipping and breathtaking stunts. Following those tricks are injuries, in gymnastics you are highly prone to sprain or even break a bone or two. Leading up to those injuries are possibly doctor bills, on top of your gymnastics payments! The equipment and excess fees include leotards, grips (for the uneven bars), coaches and competition fees, team accessories, and traveling bills that all add up to a large amount of cash.
Some might argue that gymnastics isn't risky at all, people might think this because not all gymnasts practice 18 hours a week, some could possibly only practice 4. Also not all gymnasts are competitive, recreational gymnastics is only 1-2 hours a week, and a great option for a beginner, but sacrifices do go along with gymnastics. Practice might take the time of social events such as parties with your friends and school dances. Also making it to the Olimimpics is a very small chance.
In conclusion gymnastics is a very painful and risky sport that thrives for determination. If you've ever seen Simone Biles or Gabby Douglas perform, they have all gone through sacrifices and injures. They all look back and are proud of what they have achieved. You must set goals and reach them in gymnastics, nothing is better than patting yourself on the back knowing that you are a champion and have reached for the stars. Blood, sweat and determination is the only miricake drink you need in this sport.
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Earl Felton was born on 16th October 1909. As a child he developed polio. He refused to use a wheelchair and learned to get around using crutches. He later confessed that his mother took him to revival meetings in search of a cure for his polio: "Dragging myself up to the pulpit was embarrassing enough. It was the crawling back down the aisle that was so humiliating."
In 1962 a FBI memo written by J. Edgar Hoover stated that Felton had taken part in sex orgies that involved Christine Keeler, Mandy Rice-Davies, Mariella Novotny, Douglas Fairbanks, Lord Astor, Eugene Ivanov, John Profumo and Stephen Ward.
In her autobiography, The Truth at Last (2001) Christine Keeler claimed that Felton was working for the CIA and the day after the News of the World published her story about how Eugene Ivanov had asked her to get information about nuclear weapons from John Profumo, Felton contacted her and suggested she leave the country. Keeler also claimed that Stephen Ward was providing "confidential information" to Felton.
For information. John Profumo was British Minister of War until his recent resignation following disclosure of his relations with Christine Keeler. Stephen Ward, London osteopath, has been arrested in London charged with living on the earnings of Keeler and Marilyn Rice-Davies, prostitutes. Ward's operations reportedly part of a large vice ring involving many people including many prominent people in the U.S. and England including other Ministers of British Cabinet not yet identified. Other individuals involved include Yevgeny Ivanov, aka Eugene Ivanov, former Soviet Naval Attache, London, who patronised Keeler and who reportedly requested Keeler to obtain information from Profumo; Thomas J. Corbally, U.S. citizen engaged in business in Britain, who reportedly gave wild parties in his flat; Michael H. B. Eddowes, British attorney for Keeler, now in the U.S. representing her interests re sale of her story to publications; Horace Dibben, British citizen, in whose residence sex orgies were held is husband of Maria Novotny; Maria Novotny is prostitute who operated in NYC, was arrested on March three, one nine six one, and was victim in white slave case involving her procurer, Alan Towers. She fled to England and has participated in orgies at Ward residence. Alan Towers was in NYC for two years prior to his arrest in above white slave case. He jumped bail and is now a bureau fugitive. He is reportedly now permanently residing behind Iron Curtain. Novotny alleges Towers was a Soviet agent and that Soviets wanted information for purposes of compromise of prominent individuals; Lord Astor of England on whose Cliveden Estate sex orgies reportedly occurred: it was here that Profumo first met Keeler; Douglas Fairbanks, Jnr, movie actor; Earl Felton, American screen writer; and many others also involved.