Sandwiched in between my tween adoration of NKOTB and Eddie Vedder, and right after I fell for the guy who played Pony Boy in the Milwaukee Repertory Theater's version of The Outsiders (somewhere, there's a notebook where I wrote "I love Pony Boy" repeatedly in Mr. Butt's class).... there was the gymnast named Trent Dimas.
You may remember him from his near perfect high-bar performance at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. I remember him as the short gymnast who stole my heart. Watch and enjoy how he nails this routine right down to the triple tuck dismount. Swoon. My love for him even went so far as to drive me to chase his tour bus with Jamal Tang after local exhibition show. Sigh. His story is one for the legends...barely making it to the games, not even a contender, showing up and nailing the routine of his life. Thump thump!
Turns out Trent is more than just my heartthrob. After winning the gold medal, he went back to school, became a lawyer, moved home to New Mexico and now works at a bank. Brains? check plus! Heart of gold? you bet. He's currently sponsoring one of the US male gmnasts, Joey Hagerty, in this year's olympics. Long live Trent!
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Ah yes, I remember Trent. He was a doll.
Of course, I will always prefer the adorable lil red headed Hamm brothers, Paul and Morgan. Just breaks my heart that Paul's nagging hand injury will prevent him from taking the gold again in Bejing. I believe in you Morgan!!!!!
Fast Fact About the Hamms: They competed on the popular Japanese television show, Sasuke (in America/UK: Ninja Warrior). They got knocked out on the obstacle known as the "Metal Spin".
this is jamal tang. yo soy jamal tang.
He's currently "sponsoring" one of the US male gymnasts.
Yes - sponsoring...I think there was a movie about Cowboys that sponsored each other as well..
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