While Gabby Douglas has been preparing to capture American hearts in the London Olympics, her father has been serving in the Air Force.
The 4-foot-11, 16-year-old gymnast nicknamed the “Flying Squirrel” made history Thursday when she won the gold medal in the women’s all-around competition. Her father, Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Douglas, who has served multiple deployments throughout her childhood, was not on hand. But he first saw in June what the world has witnessed this week in his talented and charismatic daughter.
“There’s an exuberance,” Douglas told the Des Moines Register in late June, after surprising his daughter at the Olympic Trials in San Jose. “There’s a feeling that you can’t describe.”
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Im sure NBC had to be twitching in their seat with the comment Gabby made. For those of you that didn't hear it she said
"I give all the glory to God. It's kind of a win-win situation. The glory goes up to Him, and all the blessings fall down on me."
WOW, SHE MADE US PROUD!
What a great story!
What a wonderful family! They both make their country proud! I am very happy for both father and daughter and pray they will be together again soon to celebrate.
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