Australian Gymnastics Blog pointed me to another excellent interview with Olivia Vivian, Olympic gymnast, now a freshman at Oregon State.
… Back in Australia, I trained 32 hours a week. That’s a full-time job without the benefit of getting paid. Of course, the rewards in the end far outweighed the hours of practice. But training became so boring, I lost the joy I used to get out of it.
Just over a year ago, when I was in preparation for the Beijing Olympics, my passion for gymnastics was almost on empty …
source – at Western Australian Institute of Sport
… Now that I have experienced college gymnastics, I have found my passion for gymnastics again. …
The atmosphere here at OSU is so much fun. The training assignments change all the time and small games are created to help keep things different and challenging – not to mention that the coaches are wonderfully refreshing and my teammates never fail to entertain me with their amazing traits.
I used to think about retirement and how great life would be when I stopped training. After experiencing what I have here with OSU gymnastics, I never want it to end. …
Barometer – Flipping back into love
Gymnastics Coaching.com 