4/30/2024 0 Comments Freaky cuddle mood picsI completely severed the VMO “tear drop muscle” and luckily barely missed the femoral artery which might’ve been the end. I bounced off the pads with the blade still in my leg, looked down and had to pull it out myself because of the awkward position that I was in. I fell in the corner and put the front six inches of my blade straight into my quad. The fall happened in one of the last races of the competition, the 500 meters, known for absolute top speed. It was the competition I had to do well at in order to secure a spot on my first Olympic team. Short Track Speed Skating Olympic Trials. My first major sports injury happened at the 2010 U.S. My new Olympic team mate and I hug.Seeing the Olympic rings next to my name. Thousands and thousands of hours of preparation for a race that lasts 59 seconds. I'd been dreaming about this moment my entire life. 2 swimmers to represent the U.S.A in the 100 meter breast stroke. Only 2 athletes per event qualify for the Olympic Games. USA Swimming Olympic Trials took place at the CenturyLink Center live on NBC, in front of a crowd of 17,500 people, I swam in lane 5 of the Finals of the men's 100 meter breast stroke. everyone has their own insecurities! I've embraced the fact that I have a giant hole in my chest! It's OK! Monday night. And that's OK! Professional athletes, models. Everyone has some thing about themselves they dislike. However, I've realized this: No one is 100% satisfied with the way they look. At swim meets, I walked around the pool deck awkwardly while people stared and pointed at me. I was a kid who was afraid to take off his shirt in gym class. I struggled with my appearance from a young age. Like a lot of you, I have struggled with body image problems through out my life. Despite my disadvantages, I've dedicated my life to swimming. I live with difficult circumstances for a swimmer. Which I leaned, from studies run on me in college, has nothing to do with my pectus condition. Doctors have said my maximum breathing capacity is likely reduced by 12-20%. Tests have shown that my sunken sternum and odd placement of other bones has caused a reduced lung capacity. My condition puts stress on my respiratory system. More often than not, I'm the smallest person in the pool. Most swimmers are incredibly tall, well above 6ft. Like most sports the taller you are the better. Check out his interview with Bored Panda below. I reached out to fitness expert Jack Bly for a chat about the importance of having a proper diet and the chronic issues that some athletes face. It’s from this realistic evaluation of our own abilities that we can move forward and achieve great things. Whether they're a professional athlete or someone who's putting on their first pair of running shoes. Whether you’re exercising to be a future Olympian or simply want to improve your health (heck, I personally want to lose some of the pounds I packed on during the last lockdown), one of the core things that you need to keep in mind is honesty.īeing honest about your goals, why you’re exercising, what you hope you achieve, and what your current fitness level is currently like is essential for anyone. My personal favorites (and don’t let this affect you in any way) are the x-ray of the gymnast and the artistic photo of Usain Bolt with bits of the running track stuck to his back. To find out what fascinates us about the unsettling photos and videos, Bored Panda spoke with Lisa Yaszek, a Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech, where she researches and teaches science fiction as a global language crossing centuries, continents, and cultures.As you’re scrolling down, upvote the photos that you found the most interesting. Many people love them, and if you’re one of them, you must read the expert’s insights. The fun in oddly terrifying pictures lies in their paradox-although terrifying, it’s also impossible to look away and miss the fun of finding scary things hidden in pictures. Unsettling images capture moments, and places from people in their daily lives that shift our reality’s perspective by evoking a disturbing, scary, or fearful emotion. Image credit: mountainmorticia The Fun Behind Unsettling Imagesįirst things first, a terrifying picture isn't meant to be a horror scene. So, scroll down through Bored Panda’s new batch of spooky pictures, upvote the ones that you find the creepiest, and frighten your friends by surprisingly sharing these disturbing images. These creepy pics promise to fire up your brain with some tingly sensations. We've listed 50 terrifying images from the scary corner of Reddit known as ‘ Oddly Terrifying.’ This community of 2M members has people sharing the weirdest, creepiest, and most unsettling pics of random moments and computer-generated images.
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