Gabby Douglas Argumentative Essay

Did you know Gabby Douglas was the first African American to win gold in the prestigious event? She won the gold on uneven bars when she was 13 in the 2010 Pan American Championships. In 2011, at the age of 14, she won a gold medal with the U.S. team at the World Championships. She got the nick name "The Flying Squirrel," from that event. She gained celebrity status after her 2012 medals at the Olympics. Childhood
Gabrielle (Gabby) Douglas was born on December 31st, 1995. She grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Her older sister told her about gymnastics. She taught her how to do a general cartwheel after that, she took off. Gabby's sister convinced her mom to let her go to a general gymnastics class. About two years later she was known for the Virginia state championship. Just a few years past and a lot of first place finishes she had to convince her mom to travel half way around the country to train with the famous gymnastics coach Liang Chow in West Des Moines, Iowa. He also made Shawn Johnson a gold medalist in the Olympics. When she was just fourteen she moved to train. In 2014 Gabby moved to Westerville, OH to where she still today trains there. (http://gabrielledouglas.com/biography) Inspiration
Her inspiration was her older sister, Arielle. Gabby wanted to do/know all of the cool and amazing
She had a great childhood, she was inspired by her older sister Arielle. If it wasn’t for her she wouldn’t be a excellent gymnast like she is now. She has achieved so many things in her life like, personal goals, her coach's goals that he set for her, life goals, Olympic medals and a lot of other cool stuff. As you can see I chose Gabby Douglas not only that she's so good at gymnastics but because she is my inspiration to. She has taught so many people including me on how to get through tough times and believe in yourself that you can do