Carly Patterson, the 2004 Olympic all-around champion, gives advice to the Team USA gymnasts competing in this week's Olympic trials.
The 36-year-old Texas native made history two decades ago when she became the first American woman to win all-around gold in a non-boycotted Olympic Games.Patterson said. "It doesn't feel like it was yesterday ... but here we are 20 years later.”Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.Patterson is excited to see greatness unfold in Minneapolis, with returning stars and the emergence of new breakout competitors.
In 2004, Patterson fell off the balance beam on both days of the competition. She dropped to third place in the field. "I didn't have the best showing at my Olympic trials, which was very uncharacteristic of me,” Patterson said."And I think the selection committee and everybody knew that.” "All of these competitions that they've been doing leading up to Olympic trials, each one that you do that you hit those stuck routines and sets, you're building that confidence not only in yourself, but in the selection committee at Team USA,” Patterson added."At this point, you just have to trust in that process that you've already gone through and go out there and keep the mental part of it under control.”The year 2004 wasn’t all positive for Patterson.
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