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I was very much a perfectionist
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I was very much a perfectionist, and that's what attracted meto the sport of gymnastics,...

I was very much a perfectionist, and that's what attracted me
to the sport of gymnastics, was the perfection that it required

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I was very much a perfectionist,
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and that's what attracted me to the sport of gymnastics,
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was the perfection that it required.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:37
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime, sport
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and hear from gymnasts like Maggie Nichols.
But my family wasn't able to afford gym fees, - Athlete A 00:05
But my family wasn't able to afford gym fees,
Because, at that point, I could work, - Athlete A 00:07
Because, at that point, I could work,
So I only competed at the club level and a low club level at that. - Athlete A 00:05
So I only competed at the club level and a low club level at...
I told my parents I wanted to do gymnastics - Athlete A 00:05
I told my parents I wanted to do gymnastics
Flipping and twisting and flying. - Athlete A 00:04
Flipping and twisting and flying.
And I just... I wanted to be able to do that. - Athlete A 00:04
And I just... I wanted to be able to do that.
It was like my first love. I loved everything about it. - Athlete A 00:04
It was like my first love. I loved everything about it.
I was crazy. I look back now, - Athlete A 00:08
I was crazy. I look back now,
This is 15-year-old Jamie Dantzscher, - Athlete A 00:06
This is 15-year-old Jamie Dantzscher,
I trained with Beth and Steve Rybacki - Athlete A 00:08
I trained with Beth and Steve Rybacki
I went from training about 18 hours a week... - Athlete A 00:04
I went from training about 18 hours a week...
At that time, I was like, - Athlete A 00:07
At that time, I was like,
Anything they said it would take to get to the Olympics, - Athlete A 00:08
Anything they said it would take to get to the Olympics,
I mean, I had broken toes I competed on and trained on, - Athlete A 00:07
I mean, I had broken toes I competed on and trained on,
But yet, it was like every time I had an injury, I wasn't believed. - Athlete A 00:04
But yet, it was like every time I had an injury, I wasn'...
You can see Bela Karolyi back there. He seems to always be back there. - Athlete A 00:05
You can see Bela Karolyi back there. He seems to always be b...
And I remember getting weighed, - Athlete A 00:07
And I remember getting weighed,
Now we've got to figure out how to keep it off." - Athlete A 00:09
Now we've got to figure out how to keep it off."
It's still psychological for me, - Athlete A 00:05
It's still psychological for me,
Like I hate this sentence, but I actually, - Athlete A 00:05
Like I hate this sentence, but I actually,