Disappointment, satisfaction, appreciation.
That from Cerasela Patrascu, the Romanian gymnast who retired after the 2010 World Championships.
In this interview she eloquently communicates the mixed emotions of the elite gymnast.
… “I am not happy with what I have accomplished in gymnastics, because I know I could have done more. My dream was a medal on the uneven bars and to go to the Olympic Games. I, however, don’t have any regrets that my parents took me to gymnastics. I don’t miss anything, I had the best life a child could ever have” …
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