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The coaches pushed us to our limits. Passing out or throwing up was common and if we didn't push ourselves, we were viewed as people who gave up easily. I suppose that is why I was so affected by my inability to master that front hip circle.
教練把我們逼到了極限。暈倒或嘔吐是很常見的。如果我們不逼自己一把的話，就會被視為輕言放棄。我深受無法掌握“向前腹回環”動作的影響，我覺得原因就在于此。
The day before the competition, my coaches and I planned slight changes in my routine that eliminated the front hip circle. We all knew that this would dock me major points, but it was our only choice. I had given up for the first time in my life.
比賽前一天，我和我的教練計劃對我的動作做出一些小改變，取消“向前腹回環”。我們都知道這會扣掉我許多分數，但這是我們唯一的選擇。這是我人生中第一次放棄。
The next day, I was a nervous wreck. This competition was crucial. Winning the Arizona State Competition would put us above our closest rival. As I did my floor and vault routines, my mind was preoccupied with the high bar. It was not until I mounted the balance beam that I came to realize that I was a powerful being who controlled my future. This gave me great strength as I finished my balance beam routine with a score of 9.3.
第二天，我十分緊張。這場比賽至關重要。在亞利桑那州級比賽中取勝能使我們超越我們最強勁的對手。當我完成自由體操和跳馬后，我的腦子里一直想著高杠。直到登上平衡木，我才意識到自己是可以掌控自己未來的強大的人。我的平衡木分數達到了9.3分，這給了我極大的力量。
I moved to my high bar routine and for whatever reason, I suddenly felt as if I could accomplish anything. I could do the front hip circle. I just knew I could. I plunged forward with all my might and thrust my body over the top of the bar. Time stopped as I felt my body make a full rotation around the bar. But this time I didn't fall off as I rounded the last turn. No.
我開始做高杠動作。不知什么原因，我突然感覺自己好像可以完成任何事情。我可以完成“向前腹回環”，我知道我可以做到的。我用盡全力向前移動，將身體推向高杠頂端。我感覺到自己的身體繞杠旋轉了一圈，時間仿佛停止了。但這次繞最后一圈時，我沒有跌落下來，沒有。
