Thursday 9 October 2008 photo 4/4
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Patience is a man's greatest virtue, or so the saying goes.
A gymnast must have said it, for a gymnast surely knows!
That in this funny sport of ours, discouragement runs high.
And even the very best will find this virtue has passed us by.
When hands are ripped and throbbing, when every muscle's sore,
will a gymnast still have patience to limp in the gym for more?
When you've lost old moves and progress seems slow,
will you still have faith in better days, and not feel sad and low?
Can you admit your frightened, yet not give in to fear?
Can you conquer pain and frustration and often even tears?
When someone else does something, you've tried so long to do...
can you still be happy for her, or just self-pitty for you?
And when success seems far away, your efforts all in vain,
can you force yourself to wear a smile and disregaurd the pain?
If despite the pain and tribulations, you can say "I won't give in"
Maybe some day you'll discover that its now your time to win
Äh! Va fan jag är snart tillbaka ;D
A gymnast must have said it, for a gymnast surely knows!
That in this funny sport of ours, discouragement runs high.
And even the very best will find this virtue has passed us by.
When hands are ripped and throbbing, when every muscle's sore,
will a gymnast still have patience to limp in the gym for more?
When you've lost old moves and progress seems slow,
will you still have faith in better days, and not feel sad and low?
Can you admit your frightened, yet not give in to fear?
Can you conquer pain and frustration and often even tears?
When someone else does something, you've tried so long to do...
can you still be happy for her, or just self-pitty for you?
And when success seems far away, your efforts all in vain,
can you force yourself to wear a smile and disregaurd the pain?
If despite the pain and tribulations, you can say "I won't give in"
Maybe some day you'll discover that its now your time to win
Äh! Va fan jag är snart tillbaka ;D