It’s inspiring to see how dedicated can be very young girls.
In addition to being co-owner and head coach of Texas Dreams Gymnastics, Chris Burdette is also a popular lecturer.
Over the past few years, Chris has traveled the country giving a lecture called “Raw Ambition” and was nice enough to share the videos with us here at gymnastike. The 4 videos will be featured on a weekly basis on gymnastike …
Click PLAY or watch Part 1 of 4 on Gymnastike. (7min 11sec)
Chris explains the inspiration behind his unique documentary on Gymnastike.
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I don’t think the first video was very good on its own. A lot of what this kid is saying doesn’t even have anything to do with ambition. Her “little kid” delivery was also very annoying but I watched the whole thing hoping it would get better by showing bits from Chris’ lecture. No such look. Too bad. The way he explained it in the second video makes it seems like it would be pretty interesting.
Well what do you expect from a little kid? A script telling her what to say and how to say it? Sheesh!
I thought she had some very well developed ideas for her age and I’d love to see more kids like this and follow their development.
I don’t expect more from a little kid but I do expect more from a video that’s supposed to be informative. The only thing she said that had anything to do with ambition was at the beginning and the end. I thought it was going to be a clip of Chris’ lecture. I would never have guessed what the lecture was even supposed to be about from the first clip. The second video was much better.
It’s a start.
You guys are arguing over semantics of the word “ambition.” Call it what you want – ambition, desire, drive, determination, passion, etc. etc. etc. There are many synonymous terms and phrases. The bottom line is that the kid has what it takes to excel in the sport at a very young age or so it appears in the video. So few kids have this level of drive and passion. It’s truly a rare find. But, that is what separates the best from the good from the average. Unfortunately, most kids end up average – even those who are physically gifted because they lack this aspect. They don’t have a true passion and love for the sport.
We’re not arguing over semantics. TP is obviously ticked over my comment about the kid being annoying and TCO is not arguing about anything.
It’s true that “ambition” can mean different things but it’s also true that ambition, desire, drive, determination, passion, etc. etc. etc. are only reflected in the beginning and end of the video. The middle of the video has her talking about the bars being far apart, the beam being really high, the vault being high. That has nothing to do with any kind of ambition as far as I know.
“The bottom line is that the kid has what it takes to excel in the sport at a very young age or so it appears in the video. So few kids have this level of drive and passion. It’s truly a rare find. ”
The lecture doesn’t seem to be about ambition being what it takes to excel or that kids who excel have more ambition than kids who end up average. It seems like it’s supposed to be about the stages of ambition in athletes as they go from beginner to retired. That’s the message I get from the second video anyway. The first video is practically useless on its own.
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