LOL... Six

So, i was thinking: and i came across this realization, this light, that i never even knew before! I realized that there is more to love than i thought, i realized that there are many different forms of love. It does not have to be between two people. We live in a materialized world right? so why must love be such a huge part of life, but only relate to people? See! It shouldn't, and it doesn't! Because love is more than that. Love can be between objects, people, places, animals, anything. An example of this that i can relate to is this quote. It is a quote that many competitive figure/synchronized skaters know of, and since i am a former competitive figure skater of 7 years, i can relate to it too. It goes like this:

we do this because we love it, not because we have to. we do this for the exhillaration of beeds of sweat dripping down our faces, we do it to accomplish what we've strived for since day one. we do it because we don't want to let down our team mates, and because there is nothing that can ever come close to the feeling of hundreds - sometimes thousands of people clapping for us - just us. we do it to throw up over the boards and feel like we've lost 10000 calories when practice is over. we do it to play the game, and shove it back in our coaches face when we win. we do it because it's in our blood; because this is what we've been bred to do. people think they can come into this sport and skate like it's no big deal, but little do they realize the talent that surrounds them. we are the most intelligent althetes in the world; we are rounded. we never let our guard down, we are the sneakiest ones out there. we are the biggest bitches because we can be; because we have earned the respect to be. we back each other up regardless of nothing, and we play dirty. never give up; never give in. impossible is nothing. never fuck with a synchro skater.

See? This quote basically brings together everything that we skaters love about the sport, and trust me when i say we LOVE IT. For 7 years of my life i skated almost everyday. I lived in arenas, they were my home away from home for the majority of my life. Skating was my passion, something i would eat, breathe, and sleep, but NEVER once get tired of. I realize now that, for my entire life, i have looked at love as a bond between two people. Something that has its ups and downs, and something that no body will ever fully understand. However, it is more than that. Because for the past 7 or so years of my life, i HAVE in fact been in love, just not the way i pictured it. I have been in love with the sport of figure skating, and i hope than now, you too will discover that you have been in love once. Just look at it a little differently than before, and you will see!
-- Lisa D