Mary-anne Monckton qualified to the Australian Commonwealth Games team … then was injured tumbling into the pit. (She landed on the edge of the Floor.)
She was replaced by her closest friend on National Team, Georgia Wheeler. And had ankle surgery the day after the girls left for Delhi, a reconstruction.
Today Mary-anne is back training, working towards Worlds 2011. Her story is documented on Couch Gymnast.
For inspiration, Mary-anne should read the story of Raj Bhavsar. He was named a non-competing Olympic alternate, … twice.
That after filling 100 pages of a notebook with this line:
I am on the 2008 Olympic team. I am on the 2008 Olympic team. I am on the 2008 Olympic team.
But today Raj has an Olympic Bronze medal. He persevered and achieved his goal. HIs advice to Mary-anne …
“Never give up.”
Read his story in the Houston Chronicle – His future is up in the air
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