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Nadia Comăneci's Perfect 10
Jun. 28th, 2012 12:49 pmArticle. Copied this entry from my tumblr~ *ahem*
Nadia Comăneci was my first sports hero. I don’t remember how she came to be held in such high esteem — because 1976 was a good half-dozen years before I was born; my parents hadn’t even met yet — but … I kinda don’t care. XD I used to be in a gymnastics program when I was a kid, and I used to fly on the bars (I guess that’s how I heard her name?), and I wanted to be just like her.
Surprise, I wasn’t. XD Actually, I had to drop out of the program because my parents couldn’t afford it (and I’m not saying I had an unhappy childhood, or that we were terribly poor, but it’s just a shame that my parents didn’t have much disposable income to keep me enrolled in all the things I wanted to see and do; I was a very active child: always trying new things, always exploring), but I never stopped loving gymnastics (cheerleading and dance aren’t the same, man), and Nadia never stopped being my hero.
I saw this article in the sidebar of another about slow-pitch softball (which I also love and got to play. Fortunately, I got to play for several years, but unfortunately, I can’t hit my way out of a wet paper bag lol) and I nearly lost all my shit. XD Funny how some things stick with you your entire life.
Nadia Comăneci was my first sports hero. I don’t remember how she came to be held in such high esteem — because 1976 was a good half-dozen years before I was born; my parents hadn’t even met yet — but … I kinda don’t care. XD I used to be in a gymnastics program when I was a kid, and I used to fly on the bars (I guess that’s how I heard her name?), and I wanted to be just like her.
Surprise, I wasn’t. XD Actually, I had to drop out of the program because my parents couldn’t afford it (and I’m not saying I had an unhappy childhood, or that we were terribly poor, but it’s just a shame that my parents didn’t have much disposable income to keep me enrolled in all the things I wanted to see and do; I was a very active child: always trying new things, always exploring), but I never stopped loving gymnastics (cheerleading and dance aren’t the same, man), and Nadia never stopped being my hero.
I saw this article in the sidebar of another about slow-pitch softball (which I also love and got to play. Fortunately, I got to play for several years, but unfortunately, I can’t hit my way out of a wet paper bag lol) and I nearly lost all my shit. XD Funny how some things stick with you your entire life.
