Carly Patterson Biography

Carly Patterson, Athlete

Born as	Carly Marie Patterson
Occup.	Athlete
From	USA
Born	February 4, 1988 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Age	36 years

Carly Patterson, a skilled gymnast and also Olympic champ, was born upon February 4, 1988, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. She matured in a loving house with her moms and dads, Ricky and Natalie Patterson, that nurtured her desires and also enthusiasms from a young age. Carly has 2 more youthful brother or sisters named Josh and also Cory, that have always been her support group throughout her life. As a youngster, Carly showed terrific excitement and ability for gymnastics, which led her to start an impressive journey full of numerous accomplishments.

At the tender age of six, Carly's phenomenal skill was spotted at a relative's birthday event held in a gymnastics studio. Thrilled by her potential, the trainers provided her a place on their pre-team program. This chance noted the genesis of Carly's lifelong event with gymnastics. She educated rigorously under the advice of a number of trains, establishing herself as a young natural born player at a quick rate.

In 2000, when she was only 12 years of ages, Carly's household determined to transfer to Texas to train at the famous World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA) under the careful eyes of prominent trainers Valeri Liukin as well as Evgeny Marchenko. She rapidly came to be a vital part of WOGA's tradition, as her unrelenting pursuit of excellence allowed her to accomplish impressive tasks from an early age.

Carly's very first preference of global success came in 2003 when she made the silver medal at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo. Her excellent performance on the most significant stage of her profession made her an area in the spotlight as well as developed her as a worthy rival in the world of gymnastics.

The year 2004 verified to be the most amazing year for Carly. She took part in the U.S Olympic tests and efficiently protected an area on the United States Women's Artistic Gymnastics group. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Carly demonstrated awesome abilities, equilibrium, and poise that personified truth Olympic spirit. Therefore, she won the distinguished gold medal in the private all-around and also silver medals in the team occasion and equilibrium beam.

Carly Patterson ended up being the very first American female to win an Olympic well-rounded title given that Mary Lou Retton in 1984, as well as the initial non-Russian to win the Olympic well-rounded title given that 1992. Her significant accomplishments made her the admiration and respect of millions of gymnasts and sports lovers worldwide.

Unfortunately, Carly's occupation in competitive gymnastics came to an abrupt end because of a series of injuries that avoided her from accomplishing her height efficiency. In 2006, she revealed her retired life from the sport to focus on her education, at some point participating in the University of North Texas.

Carly transitioned into an occupation beyond gymnastics that maintained her in touch with her passion for the sport. She authored a publication, "Carly Patterson: Be Strong," ended up being a motivational speaker, as well as continued to promote and also sustain acrobatics occasions.

To now, Carly Patterson continues to be one of the most inspiring as well as prominent gymnasts in the background of the sporting activity. Her large talent, unwavering resolution, and also undaunted spirit remain to inspire future generations of athletes to seek their desires and also strive for quality.

Our collection contains 17 quotes who is written / told by Carly.

Related authors: Mary Lou Retton (Athlete)

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17 Famous quotes by Carly Patterson

"Well, first I have to make the team, of course"

"Yep, my body is doing good and everything feels good and I'm ready"

"Well, it's still another two-day competition, so it's really important to show that you're ready. Every meet is really important right now. You've got to keep showing you can hit"

"Probably Romania and China and Russia. I think they're all working really hard to beat us right now"

"I think it helps me. You know, I've got two more meets under my belt, and that's always a good thing"

"She said I did good and I think she was happy with what I did. She just wants me to get my higher Start Value vault, which I'll be competing at Trials and, hopefully, the Olympics"

"You never know what can happen. I feel like I have a pretty good chance, but you never know"

"It meant a lot because it was my first time to compete as a senior at that meet, which was kind of weird because I've done senior all year, but I didn't get to compete last year because of my elbow"

"It just meant a lot because it's something I've always wanted to do. I've always wanted to be a Senior National Champ. I was Junior National Champ in 2002, so now to be the senior champ is great"

"I think we're all really strong and we just need to keep working really hard. If we go out there and do our best we'll win again. All we need to do is hit"

"The only thing I really, really want is for the U.S. to win again. Just to win another team gold. And, of course I would really want to win an all-around gold"

"I think we all have had better days in competition"

"Then after I saw the scoreboard that we were tied, I was really happy, because I really wanted to win"

"If they did it like they did it in '96 or whenever, just picking it from one meet, what if someone had the meet of their life but they're not usually a good competitor? That could be really bad for the team. So, I think this is the best way"

"I want to do it for myself. It's my goal and dream. All I can ask for is to get the chance and go out there and do the best I can, be as ready as I can"

"I thought I had gotten second, but I didn't, so I was really happy"

"I guess I'm kind of used to it because it's always been that way for me"