tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post5765759866411846499..comments2024-03-27T00:19:55.641-07:00Comments on Aunt Joyce's Ice Cream Stand: Training At Round LakeOlympicEffecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11708554152461551887noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-69646382607461025962010-08-18T15:02:22.051-07:002010-08-18T15:02:22.051-07:00What he said (up above). Thank you.What he said (up above). Thank you.Chiaroscurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06788419217173519038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-82803362540359526732010-08-09T21:45:44.898-07:002010-08-09T21:45:44.898-07:00I'm so tired of people banging the drum for me...I'm so tired of people banging the drum for mediocrity. Oh, she wanted a NORMAL childhood, they want a NORMAL life. Any ignoramus can be normal and have an ordinary life. One in a million can be extraordinary, can transcend mere mortality with their work, their artistry, and their commitment to mastery of their craft. There are millions of kids in America right now living a normal life and having a so-called happy childhood. A vast field of unremarkable dullards and the world wouldn't change with or without them. THAT'S pitiful, that it wouldn't make a difference in 20 years if you lived or died. How many people have the chance to change the history of an entire sport, or to be remembered for something so sublime and exquisite that people will talk about it and long to relive it forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-18725173543893286102010-08-09T18:36:26.152-07:002010-08-09T18:36:26.152-07:00The '89-'92 generation always seemed the h...The '89-'92 generation always seemed the happiest to me. Lysenko always gave off the ''reunion committee chairperson'' vibe. The girls were all close. It was hard work but I believe they knew that they were truly a part of something great. They knew exactly how good they were. People are always serious during training. I think doing floor was much more fun when they actually got to dance, perform and express themselves. Many of those girls are absolute artists. I don't see them looking any more miserable than the American girls. They certainly looked happier than the 90/91/92/93 American team.OlympicEffecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708554152461551887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-88127524518624422922010-08-09T17:38:37.256-07:002010-08-09T17:38:37.256-07:00I feel bad for the kids that lived through this So...I feel bad for the kids that lived through this Soviet gymnastics factory. The system obviously produced results, but every one of these kids looks miserable. Looks life an awful place to spend your childhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-85720514203394683612010-08-09T15:04:12.833-07:002010-08-09T15:04:12.833-07:00Thank you for this! I was the one who asked on fo...Thank you for this! I was the one who asked on formspring about how the SOviets got their power- and I was so hoping you'd post something like this. Any more?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com