The secret of success comes hard no doubt.

I trained, I sweated, I ached, I cried.

And I found out I got better, each time I tried.

I was pushed, yelled at, and preached to!

But the more that this happened, the more I grew.

"You can be anything you want to be!"

This voice kept shouting out to me.

Yet, who can I blame for such a daring approach?

Remember the smiles, and for the tears.

Remember the times we've spent together.

Cherish them now, cherish them forever.

Next year it will not be the same.

Some girls lost, some girls gained.

Doing the routine one more time,

To fix that motion and staighten that line.

We've had many falls and lots of tough breaks,

We took our chances but knew what was at stake.

We are all exhausted and ready to rest,

But first we must shw the world who is the best.

Regardless of what the judges criticize,

Remember they weren't there to realize

We sweated, we ached, and we worked all the while,

And we hide all the pain with a convincing smile.

So show them now what we have worked for,

Give a little extra where there needs to be more.

Smile and know that we have finished the race,

Regardless of what we win or place.

If that is what they choose,

Unless their choice is not to win,

Then of course they lose.

Winners always have ideas,

While losers fix the blame,

The two might seem alike but

They sure don't think the same.

 

All winners have a dream,

Of what they want to do,

They plan a life to reach their goal,

To make their dream come true.

 

Losers see a problem,

in every good idea,

All a winner sees is another chance,

to further their career.

though the training's taken years.

It wasn't the winning alone

that was worth the work and tears.

The applause will be forgotten,

the prize misplace.

But the long, hard hours of practice

will never be a waste!

For in trying to win you build skill:

You learn that winning depends on will.

You never grow by how much you win,

You grow by how much you put in.

So in any new challenge you've just begun,

Put forth your best and you've already won!

When you believe in the flyer even though she's fallen before.

When you believe in the base even though she's faltered before.

When you believe in the tumblers even though they've stumbled before.

When you believe in the back tucks even though they've crashed before.

When you believe in the routine even though it's fallen short before.

When you believe in the girl beside you and yourself even though you've failed before.

Believing in each other and yourself reveals the Champion within.

Not a person was tired, not even the coach

Awards were hung in the hall with care

In hopes that another would soon be there.

The uniforms were nestled in the small suitcase,

The shoes were kept close and tied with lace,

Finally, asleep we dreamt of winning.

Waking to the sound of one of our bases singing.

We ate a healthy breakfast, our coach said it is a must.

We loaded onto our bus; the only thing we left behind was dust.

We entered the gym, hopefully on time,

But only to find

That we were in the wrong town

We started to drive, this time west bound.

We finally made it, and started to unpack,

To find nothing that we lack.

We're ready to go

But just then (somebody's name) yelled, "Owe I've sprained my toe!"

We wrapped it up tight,

This time ready to fight.

As we took the floor,

I recall thinking, Man I'm gonna be sore.

We did our routine, with a few mistakes,

We had a few more sprains, but thankfully, no breaks.

We went off smiling, happy, cheerful, and doing a jump.

Knowing that we'd lost but hoping for second.

When the announcers called out who had won

We were nowhere to be found we started to leave thinking we were done.

But then he quickly yelled out,

"Hey, (where ever you're from) you've just won, with out a doubt."

Shocked and amazed, joyful and surprised.

We smiled gratefully and took our prize.

We'd always remember this day,

Every time we say,

"Congratulationsto all,

And to all a good year."