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    Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams

    There was a whole atmosphere of him though. He had tendrils out everywhere. He was an incredibly powerful activist, and broadcast all over. He influenced a lot of public policy. My public school still had corporal punishment when I attended. Private school too. In retrospect, I do see why it...
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    2025 World Gymnastics Championships, Apparatus Finals Day 1, October 24

    Disappointing that I won't be awake. I was looking forward to the formal wear event finals. I don't have a meringue dress, but I do have petticoats.
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    Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams

    Rest in piss, James Dobson. He played a huge role in that attitude. But her whole family sounds absolutely awful.
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    Landing on My Feet: A Diary of Dreams by Kerri Strug

    I seem to remember that they went pro fairly quickly after winning.
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    Unwilling routine - Book summary

    Just give me ten minutes and hold my glasses please.
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    Unwilling routine - Book summary

    I would like to kick Gerrit's nuts so hard they come out his nose.
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    Unwilling routine - Book summary

    Eileen Diaz was there for a bit, although she said she never had Bela as a coach.
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    Landing on My Feet: A Diary of Dreams by Kerri Strug

    Yeah, between the crazy ideas about pediatric diabetes, the diet culture of the time, and my love of gymnastics, I learned a lot then. Still working on unlearning it.
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    Shannon Miller: My Child, My Hero by Claudia Miller

    Claudia worships two things, and I'm surprised she had cognition left for judging. Poor Troy! He gets Home Aloned, and his achievement is remembering his sister had a dog. Kind of like the way his parents sometimes remembered they had a son. These people are all bananas.
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    Random gymnastics questions

    I think that all the time with Maroney. You look at what they had to work with, she should have been incredible on all events.
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    Shannon Miller: My Child, My Hero by Claudia Miller

    I think she has a concussion, so hard seem like a great choice. Geez. I wonder what that smeghead I'd up to now? Glorious lack of any self reflection on anyone's part. I am glad for my mother. I ran cross country in school. I was awful. I'm a short limbed, stocky diabetic. But I was stubborn...
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    Shannon Miller: My Child, My Hero by Claudia Miller

    I feel very sorry for Shannon that she had to navigate USAG and fame with a seeming lack of grownups who could function as grownups. And then just to be told that it was all God's plan.
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    Shannon Miller: My Child, My Hero by Claudia Miller

    Apparently being angry and pushy is the job
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    Shannon Miller: My Child, My Hero by Claudia Miller

    That was my problem. I tend to break things down because it is easier on my dyslexia. I'm just less likely to flip something.
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