Here's to.... cold rinks, early mornings, countless
hours of practice, landing a... jump for the first time, good days, bad days,
everything in between, a new injury every day, being in pain and
skating your heart out anyway, road trips, plane trips, feeling
like you can't breathe at the end of your
program, finishing your program on time, breaking
in new skates, year round training, weight lifting, getting
yelled at to turn your warm up music down, counting calories,
going CrAzY when you're off the ice, new dresses, your
coach... for putting up with you, competitor parties, goodie
bags, lunch breaks, final rounds, practice ice, 4 am wake up
calls, cheering for your friends, eating out with your friends
after a long day at the rink, sleepovers, trophies, medals,
skating when you're injured, physical therapy, adrenaline
rushes, patience, perseverance, nerves, being exhausted,
growing up, disappointments, mistakes, let downs, friends who
understand what skating means, miracles, love, best friends for
life, and most of all - the hardest and best sport ever.. Figure
Skating... you only understand it if you've lived it.
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