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By: State Champs Pt II » Follow Me Follow My Dreams: Olympics 2012 » Official Website of Sho Nakamori

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:12:02 +0000

[...] for the compulsory boys (I was just up there for a training clinic a few weeks back. Click here for the blog). For some reason they decided to split the optionals and compulsory State meets [...]

By: shonakamori

shonakamori — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:41:50 +0000

oh yea, i forgot about all the volunteer work the parents do during competition season. thanks to all the supermom/dads for helping us out!

By: shonakamori

shonakamori — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:39:10 +0000

same, keith. i mean, you remember my dad. an hour each way from berkeley. and above all that, he was in the gym with me 5 hours a day as my coach. lots to be thankful for!

By: kimi

kimi — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:34:01 +0000

You go, Sho! It’s wonderful to see you connecting with so many in the sport. And yes, there is a lot of supportive parents that drive gymnasts to practice and to meets and that work the snack bar, clean the gym, move equipment, etc. for those days. Good of you to remind these athletes of that important part of their careers! Keep up the good work to everyone and to you, Sho with your recovery.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:56:56 +0000

great point about the importance of parental/community support, sho. when i was little i used to train about 30-45 minutes away from home, and my mom and my friends’ parents always had to tag-team to get us to the gym on time. when i finally got my driver’s license i was able to drive myself to practice (with the car my parents bought for me of course), but they were still there for the meets. i only fell asleep at the wheel once! as an adult, i’m in awe of how they balanced everything.