The distinct backgrounds in my NFT collection symbolize various aspects of the experience of training and competing in gymnastics and the relentless climb to achieving a dream. Select foreground pictures also have their own symbolic meaning.
The red bottom signifies going through the pain. Every day at practice we go through the pain and the light blue signifies elevating skyward as a result.
The circular image represents my sphere of control. The facets represent the myriad of different factors that must come into alignment to succeed. You can see that there are more facets in my control than outside of my sphere. The purple represents Minnesota where I live.
The blue bottom signifies elevating skyward. It is a time when everything you do is clicking. The yellow signifies rising up, so high you touch the sun. This is like when you have a great meet!
The blue bottom signifies elevating skyward. It is a time when everything you do is clicking. The sphere represents my faceted control over the situation. The yellow signifies rising up, so high you touch the sun. This is like when you have a great meet and can reflect on what you needed to do to win!
The red bottom signifies deeper struggle and pain. There are times when you train that you feel like you are making little progress. The deeper blue signifies elevating skyward, but later than you expected to be there. However, you never gave up!
The red bottom signifies the struggle to reach your dreams. You push through the pain and keep going. The sphere represents the facets of control you have to reach those dreams. You can see that there are some facets missing. This signifies when you have not yet put all of the pieces together. The darker and mixed colors on the top represent mixed results for your efforts. Don’t give it. Put your pieces in place.
This is all pain and sacrifice! You keep pushing and reach a zen-like state. It is all relative. You will travel through the pain and you will eventually reach your goals.
Everything is clicking and you are competing well. The deep blue at the bottom signifies your elevation to an orbital plain. The spherical facets that comprise your exceptional efforts are full and complete. Your mind is focused and your mentality like ice!
There are times when you have all of the pieces in place and you perform exceptionally. All of the success facets are in place and the sacrifice is silent, as no one is there to witness it. The deep blue represents that lonely and silent triumph like you are in deep space. The red and orange represent the struggle.
This is when your training is difficult and the higher you climb the more friction you experience.
The deep blue represents the Minnesota winter; where, when we arrive for practice it is dark and when we leave it is even darker. The purple represents Minnesota and the sub-zero temperatures. It take a particular kind of dedication to get to practice in the cold and snow, but that makes champions!
Very Rare background and also reserved for special airdrops.
Every person faces their own personal inner struggles and conflicts. A dedicated athlete puts themself in a position to face these struggles while trying to achieve ever-increasing standards of striving for perfection. From the stands it looks like the routine is all too effortless, but if our parents could see inside of us, then they would experience all of the imperfections and courage that come together to make a good performance.
