Sunday, February 27, 2011

Maelle Ricker - snowboard cross

Another Olympic athlete, another story, another background, another dream earned a place in my heart and my inspired blog.  i really hope that you aren't getting board of athletes just yet!!
Maelle (love the name by the way), is 31 and just recently won the gold at the 2010 Olympic Games in snowboard cross.  i have watched her gold medal moment a few times, and you might call me crazy for being inspired by how far ahead she is from the rest of the girls.  you see this is what i mean when i am different from the rest.  i look at things with a different perspective.  some may look at her race and say wow she's good.  yeah so do i, but i look at how far ahead she was from the other girls and think right away of her training.  i thought of how much she wanted the gold medal and how many hours she spent in the gym and on the mountain improving.
Maelle had two dream as a young kid.  one, to compete in snowboarding competitively, and two, to compete in snowboarding in the Winter Olympics.
I find it amazing that the dreams you dream of when you are a kid, are the dreams that you normally live out.  look at every Olympic or professional athlete and they will tell you  that they had dreams as a young kid.  and look at them now.
Maelle had two dreams as a kid and followed after her brothers footsteps in boarding.  now she's on top of the world.  that inspires me and reminds me that dreams to come true.  just keep dreaming!
Maelle Ricker - Curling - Day 5
Maelle Ricker - Curling - Day 5
Maelle Ricker - Curling - Day 5

~amy 

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