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Once I worked at Pinkberry for a day. Not saving that uniform is a major regret of my life. As is taking this picture.
My Hero: Sue Mi Kwon Powell
Whenever I do an exercise video I always feel so bad for the person who has to do the easier exercises. I imagine the “stars” of the exercise video finishing the workout, going out for smoothies, salads, or something healthy and not including her, because she didn’t work out as hard. But, it wasn’t her choice. Sue Mi Kwon Powell didn’t ask to do the easier exercises in The Firm Boot Camp, just like I didn’t ask to follow those easier exercises half of the time and make up my own routine the other half. The host, Allison Davis, forced us to with her yelling, quick transitions from exercises, and terrible descriptions of movements. She took away our confidence. Even though it looked like Su Mi was smiling the whole time, I know she was faking it. But, you know what? Sue Mi went on to create her own exercise videos. She’s an inspiration to me and that’s more than I can say for Allison Davis. I followed almost all of Sue Mi’s footsteps in The Firm Boot Camp, and I’ll continue to follow her all the way to the top of exercise video fame.
I did competitive gymnastics for 8 years and this Kerri Strug biography used to be my favorite book. Kerri Strug was my idol. I even dressed up as her for Halloween, which turned out to be a terrible choice since it was freezing and not too many 8 year olds knew who she was. I recently came across this book and found an autograph from her inside saying, “follow your dreams.” At the time she signed it my dream was to be recruited/semi-kidnapped by Bela Karolyi, the USA Olympic team’s coach, and train for the Olympics. I imagined he would drive by my house, see me tumbling in the yard, or see me doing my beam routine on the curb of some random parking lot, and would be so impressed that he would take me to his training facility in Texas. This obviously never happened, but perhaps finding this book is a sign that this time is soon to come. Maybe I’m going to get that phone call from Bela Karolyi that I’ve always dreamed of. Maybe I’m going to be an Olympian! I haven’t done gymnastics in 7 years, I’m still pretty scared of backward tumbling on the floor and the balance beam, and I’m no longer flexible. But I do have hope, a strong work-ethic, and the desire to buy lots of leotards.
