IG2 – What are your plans for the 2012 Olympics?
Paul – Well the plan is to be there and be healthy.
IG2 – Do you have any steps you are going to take to make sure that happens and make sure you don’t have any more injuries?
Paul – Well this recovery is about 6 months, so probably by the fall I’ll be back in top shape. Injury is always a concern with a gymnast, and especially as you’re aging, so the only thing I can do is really design routines that I think are doable as far as getting through them on a regular basis, without too much wear and tear on my body. Maybe not pushing that extra little bit to get a tenth or two in start value, but focusing more on a solid routine that I can perform well and limit the execution errors. …
Inside Gymnastics has an interview detailing the injuries he’s had since a broken hand took him out of the 2008 Olympics.
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