To Scott Wilson:
I don't think I had ever
thanked Scott the proper way… so here is a shot at that
I owe to him the pursuit of
a dream, one that I had thought I had given up. It has always amazed me his
generosity and wholehearted approach to life.
He is a friend who believed in my dreams 100%, who never gave up. He
offered to train me despite my age and the low probability of actually
achieving my ambitious goals. Out of his generous heart he devoted ~25h a week
to my training and helped me find the support within a local Club team to be
able to train daily. Within a year of training I was in good enough shape to
qualify and compete at the Mexico National championships. Going from being a
level 7 to becoming a competitive level 10. In the years to follow as we
continued my training we finally earned an offer to attend the National
training camp as part of the selection process to the Pan-American games. In
less than 3 years I had accomplished the gymnastics career I had dreamed off
and I had been given a chance to possibly compete internationally. As we know
an unfortunate injury took me out of the opportunity but to this day I am in
debt with Scott for his unconditional gratitude and support that helped me
achieve a dream I had thought was impossible. Scott inspired me to continue my
involvement with gymnastics, forming the UC Gymnastics Team and coaching at Perfection as a way to encourage others who may have similar dreams to pursue
those dreams and to never give up.
I will always be in debt to
you Scott, as my coach and best friend you are always there for me and I have
nothing but my heart to give to you.
For all of what you did for
me and what you continue to do through your love for gymnastics, I thank you.
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