'Ready to go after it': Gymnast hopes to go for gold at Tokyo Olympics
'Ready to go after it': Gymnast hopes to go for gold at Tokyo Olympics
OLYMPICS, BUT KNOWS THE JOURNEY IS THE REWARD. >> I’M JUST READY TO GO AFTER IT. STEPHEN: AFTER 20 YEARS OF WORK AND DISMOUNTS. >> I SAY GYMNASTICS SAVED MY LIFE. I HAVE NO CLUE WHERE I WOULD BE, WHAT I WOULD BE DOING RIGHT NOW. STEPHEN: MARVIN KIMBLE IS PREPARING HIMSELF FOR THIS MOMENT. >> OH YEAH, TOKYO IS CALLING MY NAME FOR SURE. STEPHEN: HE KNOWS WILL BE HIS LAST. >> THIS IS GOING TO BE MY LAST GO-AROUND. I’M HONESTLY READY FOR IT. STEPHEN: KIMBLE’S OLYMPIC DREAM HAS FOREVER BEEN A SHARED DREAM. WITH THE MOM I MET FIVE YEARS AGO, WHO SACRIFICED EVERYTHING TO MAKE IT ALL A REALITY. >> SOMETIMES I DIDN’T EAT BECAUSE MONEY WAS LOW. STEPHEN: AS A SINGLE MOTHER IN A TOUGH NEIGHBORHOOD THE NORTH SIDE OF MILWAUKEE. >> IF KIDS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK UP TO ME, THEY SEE A POSITIVE FIGURE. THEY SEE SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN DOING POSITIVE THINGS OVER THE YEARS. I FEEL PROUD AND I FEEL SUCCESSFUL. LET’S GO. STEPHEN: KIMBLE WORKS EVERY DAY, SCRIPTING HIS ROUTINE WITH THE HOPES THAT THE FINAL CHAPTER OF HIS SUCCESS STORY LANDS HIM IN TOKYO. WITH THE MOM WHO MADE POSSIBLE. >> I CAN ALREADY PICTURE IT RIGHT NOW, ME RUNNING INTO THE STANDS AND GIVING HER A BIG HUG RIGHT AFTER THEY ANNOUNCE THE TEAM IT’S GOING TO BE SO EXCITING AND I KNOW SHE’S GOING TO BE HAPPY AND PROUD ABOUT IT. STEPHEN: ON THE STAGE HE ALWAYS DREAMED WAS POSSIBLE. >> I TRY TO ENVISION IT AND I GET CHILLS AND MY HANDS START SWEATING. I TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT TOO MUCH, BUT IT WILL BE A THRILL FOR
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'Ready to go after it': Gymnast hopes to go for gold at Tokyo Olympics
After being delayed for a year by the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin gymnast Marvin Kimble hopes it's now rather than never."I'm just ready to go after it," Kimble told sister station, WISN. "I feel good mentally and physically."He missed out on his Olympic dream in 2016.Kimble works out every day, preparing his routine."I try to envision it and I get chills and my hands start sweating. So, I mean I try not to think about it too much, but it'll be a thrill for sure."Watch the video above to learn more about Kimble's Olympic journey.
MILWAUKEE —
After being delayed for a year by the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin gymnast Marvin Kimble hopes it's now rather than never.
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"I'm just ready to go after it," Kimble told sister station, WISN. "I feel good mentally and physically."
He missed out on his Olympic dream in 2016.
Kimble works out every day, preparing his routine.
"I try to envision it and I get chills and my hands start sweating. So, I mean I try not to think about it too much, but it'll be a thrill for sure."
Watch the video above to learn more about Kimble's Olympic journey.