Stress.

As a gymnast a big thing that you deal with is stress. I find it very stressing to have alot homework, and need to practice, and everything is boiling down to one time that I hit a routine or one time that I do not. A big dream of many gymnasts including me, is to make it to college on a gymnastics scholarship. That is one of the biggest stressing thoughts to me, that a one meet, on one day, and a specific event I have to hit the routine of my life with the college scouts sitting there staring me down. It is almost always the most nerve racking experience of a gymnasts career. One thing that is good is that gymnastics teaches to split up your time well. Alot of gymnasts do well in sports, and have good grades even with practicing about 12+ hours a week. Even if you do not make it to college based on your gymnastics it'll teach you life lessons such as time management, how to handle stress, and how to resist temptations, that you will need to know to make the best decisions you can in the rest of your life.