The Gabby Douglas Story Page #7

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than yesterday."

It's our family saying, Brie.

If you live by that,

then we'll always be together.

'Cause no matter where you are,

you can take us with you.

You get that other thing?

All right.

Now put it on the board

where you can see it.

Don't quit on us, Brie.

And again.

Okay, and point the toe more.

Good.

What's the most important

thing about gymnastics?

Beautiful!

The most important thing about

gymnastics is, it's fun! Yes!

And what we're seeing here tonight,

well, 21 weeks

before the Olympics,

Gabby Douglas isn't even

officially competing.

Right now, she's leading the top two

US gymnasts in this competition.

She's attempting the two and a half here.

It's also called the Amanar vault,

one of the hardest in the competition.

It's her first time

trying it in exhibition.

Ooh!

She nailed it! Gabby Douglas!

And right from

the first workout here in New York,

we knew there was something

very different about Gabby.

The growth in this

young lady is absolutely spectacular.

Watch this dismount.

Leading the top two US gymnasts

by a full two tenths

as an alternate,

this is one for the storybooks.

And here it is, her final pass.

You can feel

the excitement in here.

Well, it all comes down

to the Olympic Trials in three months.

Can she do this again

when the points count?

Good.

Good.

Less kick here.

You were a little late

on the release.

What if I can't?

The bars have become

your best event.

You've done the high

release a million times.

No. What if they're right?

What if I do cave under pressure?

What if the bar

just wasn't there?

You can't think of it like that.

I'm going to tell you

the secret of gymnastics.

Now?

Why not two years ago?

You weren't ready then.

You can't think of it as release the bar,

catch the bar.

There's no release.

There's no catch.

Because it's all one.

When you are in your moment,

when you are doing exactly what

you're supposed to be doing,

it's all one.

You are not reaching for the bar,

because you've already got it.

Know that in the deepest

part of your being.

There's no past, no future.

You are the bar. You are the air.

You are the catch.

You are the eyes on you.

It's all one reality.

Every moment of your

life has led to this.

It's all part of this.

You are not separate from the skill.

You are the skill.

And it's all part of

the same perfect moment.

Sounds like fate.

Maybe.

I call it gymnastics.

Four skills.

Four chances to show

they've got what it takes to represent

the USA in the Olympic Games.

For each of these athletes,

it's a lifelong dream.

There's no past, no future.

It's all one reality.

You are not separate from the skill.

You are the skill.

Every moment of your

life has led to this.

Gabby Douglas

takes the top spot in these Trials

and will be representing

Team USA in the Olympics!

USA! USA!

You did it.

We did it.

We love, Gabrielle!

We love you, Gabby!

This girl is on fire

Fire, fire

This girl is on fire

She's walking on fire

Fire, fire

This girl is on fire

Oh

Everybody stares

as she goes by

'Cause they can see

the flame that's in her eyes

Watch her when

she's lighting up the night

Nobody knows that

she's a lonely girl

And it's a lonely world

But she gonna let it burn,

baby, burn, baby

This girl is on fire

Fire, fire

This girl is on fire

She's walking on fire

Fire, fire

This girl is on fire

She's just a girl

and she's on fire

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