Matt Stutzman just took silver in archery at the Paralympic games.
Matt Statzman has no arms.
#noexcuses #findyourgreat
MOTIVATION: SPORTS DON’T CARE WHO YOU ARE.
#paralympics #noexcuses
(via SPIKES+HEELS: Paralympic Greatness)
“The most notable contribution is from the American women who’ve won 23 of the 34 gold medals for America - who leads in overall medals across all countries. In addition, women team sports have out-performed their male counterparts overall.”
- Bob Costas, NBC Olympics coverage
#girlpower #usa #olympics
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New Olympic Sport: Parent Watching Their Kids Do The Olympics.
Click thru!
via GAWKER: London Olympics: You Have to Watch U.S. Gymnast Aly Raisman’s Hilarious Parents React to Her Bar Routine. (via @Gawker) Here is the best video you will see from an entire weekend of Olympic sports: U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman’s parents reacting to her bar routine during today’s team qualifiers (Raisman scored a 14.166).
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MOTIVATION: olympic fever!
Get all your live Olympic coverage from shutupandrun who’s on the ground in London covering it all!
Banksy is getting in on the Olympics action.
(Source: whiteconnor)
You think you know synchronized swimming?? You don’t know synchronized swimming.
“It’s like running a mile and holding your breath for half of it all the while smiling and never EVER touching the bottom of the pool. EVER.”
Sync or Swim - Trailer - U.S.A. Olympic Synchronized Swimming (by GardenThievesFilms)
Find your greatness.
As the world’s most talented athletes descend upon London, this video is a reminder that we’re pretty bad ass, too.
Street athletes - keep doing your thing! Game on, World.
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MOTIVATION: cross training.
Cross training proves that doing something totally different than your regular workout can make you better all around. Don’t be afraid to change it up and do something totally different.
What’s your favorite cross training workout? My current cross training obsession is swimming. What’s yours??
Photo via Nike Women: Alex Morgan owes a lot of her versatility on the pitch to hot yoga. She loves the deep stretch from holding poses in the heat. What gives you a competitive advantage?
MOTIVATION: life before the olympics.
For all the house and garage windows I broke with soccer balls. For that dent in the car I made with my softball. For the countless scratches I made on the kitchen floor with my tap shoes. This video about sums it up (even though it’s a commercial from Bounty). It’s pretty awesome. Pumped for the Olympics!
Bounty - Let The Spills Begin (London 2012 Olympic Games) (by BountyBrand)
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MOTIVATION: no excuses.
She’s 350 Pounds and Olympics-Bound - NYTimes.com
Also, she’s AWESOME. And really freaking strong.
MOTIVATION: no excuses.
Dara Torries is 45-year-old Olympian. What’s YOUR excuse?! If you’re too tired to get out of bed to get to workout, check out that 45yo six-pack. Check out those guns. Proof the human body can be pushed to wildly awesome limits. But it starts with MENTAL STRENGTH. Check Dara out. And follow her in the 2012 Olympic Summer Games. #noexcuses #pushyourlimits #girlcrush
(via Olympic hopefuls: Dara Torres: Postponing the inevitable - The Washington Post)
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The best thing about the VOGUE Summer Olympics cover? Muscles on the cover. #fitisthenewskinny
