{"id":7221,"date":"2016-03-23T17:28:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T17:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/?p=7221"},"modified":"2016-03-23T17:28:10","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T17:28:10","slug":"olympic-gold-medalist-dominique-dawes-speaks-with-usa-today-about-life-lessons-and-growing-up-in-gymnastics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/olympic-gold-medalist-dominique-dawes-speaks-with-usa-today-about-life-lessons-and-growing-up-in-gymnastics","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes Speaks With USA Today About Life Lessons And Growing Up in Gymnastics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7224 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dominique-dawes-speaker.jpg\" alt=\"dominique-dawes-speaker\" width=\"500\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dominique-dawes-speaker.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dominique-dawes-speaker-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>USA TODAY &#8211; Olympic gold medal winner <a href=\"\/speaker\/dominique-dawes.php\">Dominique Dawes<\/a> spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/usatodayhss.com\/2016\/girls-sports-month-dominique-dawes-on-sports-life-lessons-and-growing-in\" target=\"_blank\">USA Today<\/a> in a March 16, 2016 article By Cam Smith, where she discussed sports life lessons and growing up in gymnastics. Source: USA Today<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The article focused on high school sports and how sports are important for girls today. Dawes comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think sports is so important for young girls because it helps develop the qualities to become successful later in life.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ExeS2asSuC4\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Dominique Dawes, known in the gymnastics community as &#8216;Awesome Dawesome,&#8217; was a 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, the 1994 U.S. all-around senior National Champion, a three-time Olympian, a World Championships silver medalist and a member of the gold-medal winning &#8220;Magnificent Seven&#8221; at the 1996 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\">Sports Speakers 360<\/a> is a booking agent for pro athletes. If you would like to book Dominique Dawes for a speaking engagement, appearance or endorsement, contact a Dominique Dawes booking agent for fees at 1.855.303.5450.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA TODAY &#8211; Olympic gold medal winner Dominique Dawes spoke with USA Today in a March 16, 2016 article By Cam Smith, where she discussed sports life lessons and growing up in gymnastics. 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