Nile Wilson - My Story

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Despite experiencing those dark days, Nile comes across as an optimist with an overwhelmingly positive message about how crucial it is to ask for help when you need it so you can avoid the pitfalls of self-pity that comes with self-destructive behavior. Rio Olympics 2016: Nile Wilson wins Great Britain's first high bar medal". BBC. 16 August 2016 . Retrieved 16 August 2016.

absolutely incredible and I can thoroughly recommend it to anybody who is interested in sport or even just physical and mental wellbeing. The second half of the book is a 21-day challenge, that is meant to teach you how to do a handstand by the end of the challenge. The weeks are explained clearly, the exercises are shown well and overall the layout of the challenge works well. He was angry that a complaint he lodged with his home base of Leeds Gymnastics Club about on an altercation with a senior member of staff at a club social event was dismissed by the club and then upheld after a review by British Gymnastics. 'The risk was starting to outweigh the reward' With My Story, Nile takes the reader though his celebrated career as he shares his brutal training regimens, his battles with addiction as well as his struggles with mental health that unfortunately goes hand-in-hand with being an elite level athlete. Nile writes of the dangers that come with measuring your self-worth against your career accomplishments and your level of performance.In January 2017, Wilson suffered an injury to his left ankle ligament while training, which required surgery. [16] He recovered in time to compete in the 2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships where he finished sixth in the all around final. [17] 2018 Commonwealth Games [ edit ] People tell me I had some career and it was a crazy, bonkers time and I loved every single moment of it. Wilson was crowned British Junior Champion in March 2014 and received the Young Sportsman male award at the Leeds Sports Awards. He said: "I said I would stop gymnastics when I fell out of love with the process or my body does not let me do it any more, and both are true today. A must read, I found this story of Nile Wilson both emotional and inspirational! NetGalley, Michelle Coates

His story isn't an easy one, as he has suffered from mental illness issues and addiction. It's definitely a tough read at times. And more than anything, Nile is strong in his encouragement of others to ask for help when they need it. He competed at the 2014 European Championships in Sofia in May, winning five gold medals to become the first British gymnast ever to win five gold medals at the European Junior Gymnastics Championships. He was then selected to compete for the England Commonwealth Games team, graduating to senior level. Historic World Championships come to a close". British Gymnastics. 1 November 2015 . Retrieved 13 March 2016.Wilson told BBC Sport that the injury was causing him "excruciating pain" and he experienced anxiety and depression afterwards. No matter how much I give, push and believe my body just goes 'no, mate, we're not doing this any more' so it definitely feels the right time. I've made this decision and am content with it. On 14 January 2021, Wilson uploaded a video entitled "I've Retired from Gymnastics" to his YouTube channel, in which he announced his official retirement from competitive gymnastics. [24] In the video, he cited health problems caused by gymnastics as the main factor in his retirement. [25]

Roan, Dan (10 August 2020). "Nile Wilson: British gymnasts are treated like 'pieces of meat' ". BBC Sport . Retrieved 3 November 2021.Gray, James (16 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Who is Team GB gymnast Nile Wilson? How did he win Olympic bronze?". Daily Express. An ankle injury after Rio left him with a race to be fit for the 2017 World Championships, but he recovered in time and was sixth in the all-around final. Sometime during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, my fiancee stumbled across Nile Wilson’s YouTube channel. Wilson, a British Olympic medalist, would gather his friends and family and shoot videos of them competing in various gymnastics-based challenges in a variety of environments. It was a bit of fun and comedy for us during some of the darkest days of 2020. In 2018, Wilson was selected to represent England and compete at the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia. On 5 April, he won a gold medal in the men's artistic team all-around [18] and qualified in first place for the individual all-around which he went on to win for his second gold medal. [19] He added a third gold on the horizontal bar, [20] and won silver on the rings [21] and on the parallel bars. [22] I definitely enjoyed this book and the deeper look into Nile's serious side. He has definitely experienced a lot of obstacles along his way to success. I am impressed with this story. NetGalley, Amy Dufera

Sobot, Lee (26 July 2015). "Gymnastics: Nile's flying the flag for Leeds at Commonwealth Games". Yorkshire Evening Post . Retrieved 16 August 2016. McDaid, David (13 January 2017). "Nile Wilson: GB gymnast injured after 'freak accident' in training". BBC Sport. Commonwealth Games: England's Nile Wilson wins all-around gold, James Hall silver". BBC Sport. 7 April 2018.

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I'm much more proud that five months after getting metal shoved in my spine I was performing at world-class gymnastics than any medal I won. Nile Michael Wilson (born 17 January 1996) [2] is a former British artistic gymnast. He won an Olympic bronze medal in the men's horizontal bar at the 2016 Summer Olympics; he was a world medallist as a member of the silver-medal winning British team at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, the first world men's team medal in British gymnastics history. A five-time Commonwealth Games champion, he won the all-around title in 2018, and is a former European horizontal bar champion, the first Briton to win the title. [3] In January 2021, Wilson announced his retirement from competitive gymnastics due to injuries. [4] In March 2023, he won the fifteenth series of Dancing on Ice with dance partner Olivia Smart. [5] Personal life [ edit ] Artistic – Men's Individual Qualification". Archived from the original on 21 August 2017 . Retrieved 13 March 2016.