{"id":13150,"date":"2014-05-13T13:04:36","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T18:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/blog\/?p=13150"},"modified":"2024-01-16T23:11:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T23:11:18","slug":"aly-raisman-gives-motivational-speech-aspiring-gymnasts-crystal-lake-gymnastics-training-center-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/aly-raisman-gives-motivational-speech-aspiring-gymnasts-crystal-lake-gymnastics-training-center-illinois","title":{"rendered":"Aly Raisman Gives Motivational Speech to Aspiring Gymnasts at CL Gymnastics Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL. — Aly Raisman, one of the fab 5 gymnasts who brought home Olympic Gold in 2012, recently gave a motivational speech to a crowd of more than 80 aspiring gymnasts and their parents on Saturday, April 26, at Crystal Lake Gymnastics Training Center in Crystal Lake, Illinois where she offered sound advice for their careers.
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Photo shows Olympic Gold medalist, Aly Raisman, speaking in 2013 at her Hall of Fame induction<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\nRaisman told the crowd, \u201cWhen I was younger, I was always second, third or fourth. I didn\u2019t always win. But I think things happen for a reason. It makes you work harder and harder. Don’t be discouraged because you can’t win every time,”
\nAfter answering questions, Raisman posed for pictures with various age groups, then signed pictures, leotards, shirts, leather grips or anything else people brought by the table, as well as smiling for individual pictures.\u00a0Lisa Rumford, a coach at CLGTC, said as part of Raisman\u2019s contract with USA Gymnastics, she speaks at gyms throughout the year. As a supporter of USA Gymnastics, CLGTC has been fortunate to make the list in recent years.
\nWatch Aly Raisman give her 2013 Hall of Fame induction speech<\/strong>
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