Interview with Caroline Goodfriend: Level 5 Gymnast: Age 13

Me: What’s your favorite event?
Caroline: my favorite event would probably have to be beam. it is also my best.

Me: What’s Your worst Event?
Caroline: My worst would be bars. no matter how hard or how long I work on bars I only raise my score by about 3 tenths.

Me: How did you get started in gymnastics?
Caroline: I first got started in gymnastics at a very young age. my mom knew I would be good at it with the super abnormal biceps I had at 3 years old. I've always had those "man arms" but with my mom being a single mom it became too expensive. once my mom got married again we were more than able to afford it so i started again when I was 10. 

Me: Do you ever look at the younger gymnasts at meets and wish that you were that young and could do what they could?
Caroline: Whenever i see a younger gymnast at meets being able to do stuff  Better than I can, it stinks. I think that all of this hard work that I put into the gym is fading away. But i think about how young they started, and how they deserve the hard work and the tears they put into gymnastics. 

Me: How do you feel when you don’t place at meets?
Caroline: When i don't place at meets, it is usually because I just got in that level. So usually it's my first season that I don't do so hot. When i don't place I just take it that I either had a bad meet, or I need to give my work outs 110%. 

Me: How do you feel when you fall at a competition?
Caroline: When i fall at a competition it's super disappointing. I feel like kicking a chair I get so mad. This is my chance to show what I got and I fall because I'm nervous? No, that's not okay. But I never cry. I never show that I'm weak at a competition.

Me: If you could change one thing about your coach, what would it be?
Caroline: If I could change one thing about my coach it would be that he always think hes right. Its very annoying so latley I've been talking back. I know it's super bad to do to a coach but he needs it. He hasn't gotten that in a long time, since everyone is scared of him. But ever since I first talked back, hes a little more layed back. 

Me: Do you get jealous when you see girls having flawless performances, then them placing 1st on everything?
Caroline: No i don't get jealous at all, I know that they work their butts off at the gym.