You never know true life until youre flying on top of an 4 inch piece of wood. Or flying off a fiber glass bar 10 ft above the ground. Or running full speed towards an inanimate object. Yes, gymnasts are crazy. We are stronger than football players. We are as strong as Marines, that are forced to have the grace of a squirrel walking on a telephone wire. And we don't get to go outside with a rifle, a tail to keep balance, or pads to protect ourselves. We get to go out on the court in pretty thousand dollar leotards that ride up your ass. So try again, tell me gymnastics isnt a sport.

at a young age I was introduced to basketball. My brother and

both played basketball for our local city club team. It was when he actually joined a club team that I started to take it more seriously and develop a love for the game. Not only did my passsion translate on the court, but also off it as well. I would record basketball games on TV so I could come home and study the player’s game and root for my favorite team. we used to play a game of 21 my brother, dad, and I. It was until he grew older than he couldn’t keep up with us that it was only my brother and I left