234: Chris Brooks
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🗓️ 21 December 2016
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW
If you need inspiration, are a coach of a gymnast who doesn't quite get it, or need New Year's resolution help, this is the episode for you. Chris Brooks has been through all the things and his message is very powerful. From the great Texas gymnastics tradition, he overcame personal tragedy and a horrific injury to make the Rio Olympic team at age 29. He had grip lock as a junior, but recovered and won an NCAA Championship at Oklahoma. While in college, his father, who got him into gymnastics and was a gymnast himself, was killed in a car accident. Chris was named Olympic team alternate in 2012. Then he made the all-around final at the Rio Olympic Games just a few months before his 30th birthday. We discuss:
- The full Cheeseburgers on Horse story
- The famous hug between John Orozco and Chris Brooks after being named to the 2016 Olympic Team.
- How he peaked and gave up excuses to finally make the Olympic team.Â
- Is the U.S. men's team really not doing well or is it actually improving?Â
- Was the judging fair in Rio?
- What does he think of the new changes to the Code of Points?
- His grip lock accident. (Article on preventing grip lock)
- Cheering hard: Did he ever get in trouble for being too loud?
- What was it like being coached by Olympic Champion, Rustom Sharipov?
- What to do about Winter Cup?
- Does he dislike being objectified (by the screaming gym mom's at Winter Cup)?
- The 2015 floor faceplant.
- Performing in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
- His future plans.Â
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Remember the show is PG-13 so you might hear a naughty word or two. |
| 0:04.0 | Grabbed or like my face hit the ground like before my |
| 0:08.0 | so technically I guess that's the definition of a fall. This week, Chris Brooks is here. |
| 0:25.0 | If you're a coach with a gymnast just doesn't quite get it, this is the episode for that kid. |
| 0:30.0 | We'll get the full story about Cheeseburgers on horse, the story behind the famous hug |
| 0:35.0 | between Brooks and John Roscoe and Olympic trials, his perspective on the men's program, |
| 0:39.8 | and instructions on how to achieve your lifelong dream of making the Olympics even if you're 29 years old |
| 0:45.8 | Some announcements and an update on the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse investigation. This is episode 234 for December 21st, 2016. |
| 0:55.0 | Welcome to the number one gymnastics podcast ever, bringing you all the most fascinating people from around the |
| 1:00.9 | gym internet. |
| 1:01.9 | I'm Jessica and thanks for joining me today on our |
| 1:03.7 | last episode of the year. We always take a break the weeks of Christmas and New |
| 1:07.8 | years to recharge our emotional chalk buckets. There might be a special gift coming your way during those two weeks. |
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