サマンサ・ペスゼックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (サマンサ・ペスゼックInstagram)「In honor of National Gymnastics Day, I wanted to write a love letter to the sport that has given me so much. • Dear Gymnastics, Thank you for teaching me so many life lessons. You taught me how to push myself and how to get back up after I fall. You taught me grit and goal setting and how to be a good teammate. • Thank you for giving me the best friends in the world and for literally taking me around the world. I’ve seen you at your worst and I’ve seen you at your best and although you’re not perfect yet, I believe in you and I believe in how great you will be. • Thank you for showing me what it’s like to win and what it’s like to lose. You’ve shown me pain and struggle and trolls, but you’ve given me experiences of a lifetime, rare memories, and forever friendships. • Even though I’m retired, I love having that badge of honor of previously being a gymnast. There’s a toughness and resilience that comes with that title. We’ve earned that. I love that the torch has been passed to the new generations and I love getting to be part of their journey in some capacity. I hope I can be as good of a mentor as others were to me. • Thanks for being a sport that’s athletic, yet graceful, tough, but beautiful. You’re one of a kind. I hope you and me and all the other coaches and former gymnasts keep striving to be better. You’re a sport that is worth the effort and as crazy and amazing and horrible as you are sometimes, you will always have a special place in my heart. Xo Sam • P.S. Even though I wasn’t a flexible gymnast, thanks for giving me a forever party trick by being able to do the splits. 🤪」9月20日 3時54分