As one of your older viewers (39 years old) I can understand why this footage was emotional for you to watch. But what I saw was a passionate young man who had a dream of being in the olympics and made it a reality which most will never be able to do! As a gymnastics fan and causal participant I found this very inspiring and loved every minute. Honestly wish you all the best and keep putting a smile on our faces via your videos! Train smart, keep it real!!!!!!!!!
I know your a professional so you will beat yourself up about not achieving that Gold but you got a bronze! Also by doing RUclips you are actually reaching more people and inspiring more people than you ever would have just with the sport alone. You talked about legacy and you are creating a much bigger one this way and making thousands if not millions of people's days who watch your videos, keep up the videos, love to watch them :)
It's also surprising how far a book, words on a page,. How far that can reach. Deffo worth reading your heroes stories in their own words. Bear Grylls blood sweat and tears autobiography is amazing. I reccomend.
Incredible Nile. That chapter of your life was incredible, but so is what you’re doing now, it’s just a different kind of incredible. You inspire me and countless others. Incredible.
That is a dream physique. If only he ate 10% more food in his prime. Imagine the fully developed Nile of 25years now.. Funny thing is.. he can still do it. Plenty of people come to peak late.. such as 40/ 50 years old. Yes, it's not optimal, yes it's harder.. but impossible... No... I watched a documentary about an 80year old grey haired man rock climbing. ' the old man of hoy' a famous VERTICAL cliff face in England. I can't do that or even know anyone that would even imagine it's possible or begin to visualise themselves doing it... but guess what.. it definitely is possible, even at 80.
Would love to see a video discussing where your body is at physically in terms of recovery and also theoretically if your body could come out of retirement ever
I was moved by your message at the end. I want you to know that you’ve inspired me to chase my dream of running a marathon. Today I ran 15.5 miles, the farthest I’ve ever run. After dealing with a chronic illness for the last 1.5 years due to Covid- and finally recovering- I’ve been able to take steps toward my fitness dreams. Thanks for continuing to inspire people all over the world with your story.
I’ve always admired gymnasts and how much they do. I know it hurts to not reach a goal such as world/Olympic champion. I also know that sometimes things have to fall apart to show us a new way to live. Huge respect for mens gymnastics. Such control and strength. You are very inspiring.
Nile, you absolute legend! You may not be standing atop a podium in the near future, but you are, and will always be, world class! Keep doing what you do!
Hey Nile, how you doing, I was thinking to join your gymnastics club at Rotherham but it's 2 hours away, I am a retired gymnast due to injuries and trying to get back into gymnastics, I realized how similar our injuries were, same placements (both had a shoulder injury, had a neck injury etc) you have inspired me honestly and got me through lockdown, I used to train similar hours aswell, gone to Lilleshall and honestly enjoyed life whilst I was doing gymnastics, the injuries came and it basically forced me to retire aswell as personal stuff happening, I just wanted to send this in just to show how much you mean to some people, great mentally, amazing person, appreciate all the things that you have done for the Gymnastics Community!
Missing 2016-18 Niles clips. You were great and your gymnastic career was a succes. You and Sam Oldham brought England to the elite levels and were a huge motivation for my recreational gymnastic journey which i started few years ago when i was 26. Keep doing what you love and have fun!
Don't think about what you could've, should've, and would've done. Look at what you did accomplish. You are a HISTORICAL FACT in the World of Gymnastics and will be mentioned for decades to come. Not a single one of those discussions about, Olympic Gold Medalist, Nile Wilson, will include what you didn't do... They will all be about what you DID do and accomplished at such a young age. You should not have any regrets!
I feel you. I studied classical music from when I was 11 to 28/29, and then I had to stop playing because I cut a tendon in my finger while doing the f*cking dishes, tried to get back, but I had to accept that I would never be able to get back to the level I was before the accident because even after surgery and a whole load of physio my speed was never going to be the same. It's a tough moment when you have to accept you spent your youth doing something with an objective and that objective sort of gets taken away from you, but the way you dealt with it and bounced back mentally is absolutely laudable. Looking back will always be bittersweet, but you have nothing to recriminate to yourself, and you still got an amazing bronze at the Olympics, and yeah, it might no be a gold, but that still makes you one of the best at what you do in the world. Keep up the good work, and always cherish the good, and let go of the bad, since there's nothing you can do to change it.
it’s great to see some raw gymnastics content again. it would be really cool to see some more content like this, even if it’s just vlogs of some of the jr athletes training.
You have inspired me to get into running, because that's what I'm good at. I've been struggling to find a club. I finish school next June, and I don't know. I love my sport, and I wish to one day be able to put as much work into it as you did yours. Love you.
i really miss nile’s gymnastics! it’s without question one of the best i’ve ever seen! for me he is the best! i wish that he had a better lucky with the injuries, but she accomplished a lot of things during his career. He has so many medals including world and olympic medals. best lucky to the future. FOREVER A LEGEND !! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Absolute beast. I went to taekwondo as a 15 Year old. (Now 35) got about halfway through (halfway to black, not totally through, obviously, you can go way way higher) So I went back a short while ago and asked teacher "Should I start from the beginning, or drop a belt/rank?" He said:. "NO, - you EARNED the right to wear THAT colour, you start from there. That grade you took, it's still in you." I hope these words reach Nile, plus, anyone else, who might need to hear them. At a low point, you are still amazing & achieved a lot with so much more to come. Just never give up. It's simply THAT easy. Get back on the horse as fast as you see right, back on the bandwagon you love so much, the bandwagon you NEED, the bandwagon, which ever person training in whichever sport it may be, (the one that's right, for you), pick it back up!, back on the bandwagon and #keepitrolling. Have a great day to everyone. X
Imagining putting so much work and effort into the sport at such a young age is mindblowing. You really need true dedication to do all this in your teenage years. After seeing this video I appreciate the sport even more. And I have to agree that by sharing this footage you create more awareness about the work and effort that goes into it than with public performances alone. You have a legacy in gymnastics but you are still building your true legacy by sharing your journey and your life after gymnastics with basically the whole world. So thank you for that. You are awesome!
Wowwww, just seeing the year 2017 when u first rolled the footage, that gave me such a hard throwback. I had just graduated from college and I had just started watching your videos. You gave me motivation, with ur personality, your phenomenal work ethic and even your music playlists. You helped me get in shape while taking my CPA exams. This video made me a little emotional too. I hope one day i can motivate the people around me the way you motivate me. Wishing you a happy new year. Keep the amazing content going! I'm ready to make new nostalgic moments, so let the good times roll!
Nile Wilson u are a frickin weapon! Love love your videos cannot wait for your book to arrive. You must be soooo proud of your achievements and the things you are continuing to achieve. Big love to you your family and friends who continue to make me smile daily with your fantastic content 🙌🏻
It was such a great time watching this. Gutted when you announced retirement but due to the injuries you had it made sense. Like you've said you have to be 100% out there, seconds away from another injury. It was the right call. You've done some great things in gymnastics. You'll for sure inspire the next generation.
Watching the Olympics, and Nile’s vlogs inspired me to do gymnastics myself. I’m 21 and I’m doing it at uni, but I absolutely love it. It’s even better that we train at Leeds Gymnastics Club haha
Truly inspiring Nile. You may have not grasped that Gold but what you have achieved is far more precious and incredible than that. You show young and elderly people how to dream, believe and have fun on a day to day basis. You inspire so many people watching you and truly that is so wonderful to see. All of your family and friends must be bursting with so much pride with the person you are. Sending you so much love❤️🔥.
You’re an inspiration. With medal or not. Your videos make me smile every time. And my 2 year old daughter is now beginning gymnastics partly because of you. 💜⭐️
I really enjoyed that, very raw and I really liked hearing the conversations with Baz and Dave as well, its interesting. I imagine that threw up all sorts of emotions for you Nile watching that but you should be so proud of what you achieved and the legacy you are continuing to leave!!!
What you went through, all you have learned and executed in gymnastics led you to where you are currently in life. As a fan of you for years I must say I am proud of you and the whole team ❤ 💙
It’s very inspirational to watch!!! Just an FYI I can’t even touch my toes so not in a fitness sense but very inspirational for your drive and motivation!!! Keep it up man and look forward to watching the rest of vlogmas!!!
The strength and control required for the rings has always amazed me. Giant swing to handstand looks hard enough but 2 giants to a maltese is just badass.
Massive respect to all the work you put in and sacrifices you made, and yeah you definitely had the talent and potential to become world champion. Honestly, gymnastics competitions have such a huge luck component sometimes, really consistent athletes fall off the apparatus randomly because of whatever reason, the best mess up their execution and allow for other gymnasts to take the medals based on execution, it's a very nerve-wracking sport to watch and I guess even more to do. Also you guys are constantly injured, it's crazy the stress it puts on your body.
Watching the floor routine and you land on the pads was so awesome!! My heart was breaking for you knowing that the perfectionist in you when you were not hitting them on the first time.
That was fun to watch, great dedication and hard work. Everyone has to retire sometime. It must be hard when it is due to injury rather than in your own time. But that was your journey and you did amazing things, and you have many amazing times ahead.
Nile you are amazing, the stuffs you did, n still do, was unreal and mind blowing🤯 stuffs that many of us only dream of doing. You ARE a champion 🥇 in mine an many other peoples eyes. This is very inspiring as many of your videos are and help me keep pushing myself into getting in better shape every day, in top of putting an smile in my face. 🤗 thank you for sharing all those great moments and for cheering my day up. As always, best wishes, Keep it up and like you say, Train smart and keep it real !💪😉
But you are a world Olympic gymnast Nile!! And you put Smiles on faces all around the world regularly with your video's! Train Smart and Keeping it real son!! :-)
Amazing stuff, so inspiring!! I can't imagine how much hard work & dedication it took & still takes to get to the point your at, you deserve it all. Merry Christmas🍻🥂!!
I really feel your pain man, cause I know how it feels when you are unable to do something you really have passion for and that you have invested a lot of time in. It is not always easy to come out of such emotional crisis, But i would say It is not the end of the world. At least i thank god you are still in good body form
Your skill on the rings is crazy good. You remind me of Bart Connor and Mitch Gaylor. Pommel horse is like WOW. ACTUALLY, you are strong in all routines.
Aww Nile that was amazing and if injury hadn’t got the best off you I am sure you would have went on to win an Olympic gold medal as you could always see how determined and hard working towards gymnastics to be the best you could be and you achieved that 👍 xx
Video's like this make it clear how serious you are about the sport. It's here that we can see it isn't just something you did for a hobby and ended up at the Olympics. You were and still are as much a Beast as Eddie Hall really.
Watching this was amazing. My body ached just watching lol. I used to go to school with Craig Heap and watched him every opportunity. Both amazing at your sport xxx
Nobody talks about how you got 8th in the AA - with everyone separated only by tenths, which I realize is normal - but still *8th* in the *WORLD* . . . on that day. On another day it could’ve been better, or worse, that’s sports. Anyway, that’s super impressive. You’re world-class. . . . not to mention 4th as a team (which I’m sure stings a bit, but you did beat the US, so that had to feel good 😂) -- as a team: 1st on PH, 2nd on floor, 2nd on HB, 6th on rings and 6th on P-bar. Freaking amazing.
It is perfectly normal, i mean, you have been in the highest sport level, something that is extremely hard, so to keep yourself up there, it is compulsory to be in an excellent shape (mentall and physical). You are the one whith knoledge about your body and your feelings and for that, you made the right decission. Congrats Nile from Spain.
Honestly this made my heart sore. I'd watched you compete on TV and honestly I believe you could have become the tip of the spear. You were always entertaining to watch. Gymnastics is so impressive! Thank you for sharing this behind the scenes footage. Love from S.Afria. PS. It's so weird to see you with no tattoo sleeves and different teeth!
Nile, that'd be really interesting to have a video of you, Ash, and Luke (and possibly others) talking about which men's apparatus is the easiest and which is the most difficult for each of you and why. And also which is your favorite and least favorite and why.
Do docs ever test gymnasts for brain injury (cte)? Just askin' cuz I know how hard schools train kids in football (& other sports) in the US and I'm very curious about the subject.
It’s talked about a lot more now,reason why a lot of fighters don’t spar anymore,unnecessary head hits, what really painted the picture is when our Minnesota hockey player boogaard passed away. He was not a good player BUT the best fighter,anyone on ice was intimidated by the giant of a man..well down the road he became more violent and aggressive out of nowhere.ultimately passed away. They did an autopsy and found out he had SEVERE head trauma (cte) from all the years of being an enforcer for hockey teams. And his brains mentality,as in how he acted,was a lot younger than what his actual age was because of all the hits.He wasn’t there to play,he was there to fight. Football players made it aware as well but boogaards story really gets the point across. There’s documentary on RUclips about it.
hi i love htese types of vlogs and all the recent content! i was just wondering, are you gald you did it all when you were younger? because in 4:47 you seemed kinda doubting about wheather it was worth all the hours and the work, and the time of you get. thanks!!
Hiya Nile. Loving vlog-mas. I’m sure the book will shine more light on this, but I’m wondering if you still have a relationship with your coaches? It seems that you were very close and I hope that’s still possible.
9:30 - 9:45 is my favorite p-bar move. Simple, yet elegant, smooth and powerful. I really like several of the flashier moves too, but there’s just something special about that big doing through to a straddle and a press up. (sorry, I don’t know the particular names)
I know you probably won’t respond to this but do you have any tips for longer straddle planche ( I have 4 sec lol ) and also any good routines in rings to get used to planche on rings
The fact that you even qualified to go to the Olympic Games is a huge accomplishment especially since you live in a country that has many gymnasts who compete for the honor of going unlike those countries who only have a few people in the various sporting events and they are sent because their the only ones in their country. You are an Olympic gymnast and you earned a bronze medal which is nothing to scoff at. You also metaled in other competitions and I believe you got a gold metal on the high bar. These are all major achievements and shouldn’t be considered less desirable than getting a gold medal. Unfortunately you suffered a number of injuries that shortened your career, but it also took you out of a toxic environment where things happened that shouldn’t have, you developed an eating disorder because of that environment and the rules and expectations that came in the journey to go to the Olympic Games. After your spinal surgery I could see the changes in you and the fear of something else happening that could be worse. I haven’t read your book because I live in the US, but based on comments I have seen I have an idea of what might have happened to you. No one should ever have to go through what more and more athletes are finally exposing what they have been dealing with. It also explains some of the different behaviors and things you started doing after your spinal injury and the affects it had on you and your recovery and return to the sport that was your life. As someone who had multiple spinal cord injuries and surgeries and a spinal fusion C2 down to T3 on 3 sides of my vertebrae with loads of titanium hardware ,that looks like scaffolding, I cringe when I watch you do various skills and shenanigans with your friends because I know what can happen if you get injured. Your story isn’t over, you’re just starting a new chapter in your journey through life. You are a great coach/teacher especially with the younger children because you relate to them and you know the right way to teach and train them to prevent injuries without using some of the ways you were taught and trained. Take your knowledge and use it to help others.
Fine I'll remove the clothes which are piling on my exercise bike tomorrow morning and I'll use it 😒 More seriously, thank you for this video it was really interesting and inspiring. I did find it emotional too so I can't imagine what you must be feeling ❤️
As one of your older viewers (39 years old) I can understand why this footage was emotional for you to watch. But what I saw was a passionate young man who had a dream of being in the olympics and made it a reality which most will never be able to do! As a gymnastics fan and causal participant I found this very inspiring and loved every minute. Honestly wish you all the best and keep putting a smile on our faces via your videos! Train smart, keep it real!!!!!!!!!
I know your a professional so you will beat yourself up about not achieving that Gold but you got a bronze! Also by doing RUclips you are actually reaching more people and inspiring more people than you ever would have just with the sport alone. You talked about legacy and you are creating a much bigger one this way and making thousands if not millions of people's days who watch your videos, keep up the videos, love to watch them :)
It's also surprising how far a book, words on a page,. How far that can reach. Deffo worth reading your heroes stories in their own words.
Bear Grylls blood sweat and tears autobiography is amazing. I reccomend.
Lewis is right, this video showed me some techniques to try at my next open gym and I do parkour. Thanks for the inspiration.
Incredible Nile. That chapter of your life was incredible, but so is what you’re doing now, it’s just a different kind of incredible. You inspire me and countless others. Incredible.
This video is a good reminder, how 2017 Nile was and still is my dream physique
That is a dream physique. If only he ate 10% more food in his prime. Imagine the fully developed Nile of 25years now..
Funny thing is.. he can still do it. Plenty of people come to peak late.. such as 40/ 50 years old.
Yes, it's not optimal, yes it's harder.. but impossible... No...
I watched a documentary about an 80year old grey haired man rock climbing. ' the old man of hoy' a famous VERTICAL cliff face in England. I can't do that or even know anyone that would even imagine it's possible or begin to visualise themselves doing it... but guess what.. it definitely is possible, even at 80.
Even though I’m not a gymnast I’m a Nile fan. I’m watching!
Would love to see a video discussing where your body is at physically in terms of recovery and also theoretically if your body could come out of retirement ever
I was moved by your message at the end. I want you to know that you’ve inspired me to chase my dream of running a marathon.
Today I ran 15.5 miles, the farthest I’ve ever run. After dealing with a chronic illness for the last 1.5 years due to Covid- and finally recovering- I’ve been able to take steps toward my fitness dreams.
Thanks for continuing to inspire people all over the world with your story.
Your message at the end genuinely bought a tear to my eye. Don’t be sad, what you have achieved is frickin awesome 👏 . Big love x
I’ve always admired gymnasts and how much they do. I know it hurts to not reach a goal such as world/Olympic champion. I also know that sometimes things have to fall apart to show us a new way to live. Huge respect for mens gymnastics. Such control and strength. You are very inspiring.
All of this is so fuckin impressive and it makes me feel the dedication you had and still have for this sport. This is really inspiring.
Nile, you absolute legend! You may not be standing atop a podium in the near future, but you are, and will always be, world class! Keep doing what you do!
Hey Nile, how you doing, I was thinking to join your gymnastics club at Rotherham but it's 2 hours away, I am a retired gymnast due to injuries and trying to get back into gymnastics, I realized how similar our injuries were, same placements (both had a shoulder injury, had a neck injury etc) you have inspired me honestly and got me through lockdown, I used to train similar hours aswell, gone to Lilleshall and honestly enjoyed life whilst I was doing gymnastics, the injuries came and it basically forced me to retire aswell as personal stuff happening, I just wanted to send this in just to show how much you mean to some people, great mentally, amazing person, appreciate all the things that you have done for the Gymnastics Community!
As a big gymnastics fan, this was my favourite video you’ve posted! It’s great to see all the hard work that went on in the gym, congratulations!
Missing 2016-18 Niles clips. You were great and your gymnastic career was a succes. You and Sam Oldham brought England to the elite levels and were a huge motivation for my recreational gymnastic journey which i started few years ago when i was 26. Keep doing what you love and have fun!
So captivating to watch! So much respect for all gymnasts out there.
Don't think about what you could've, should've, and would've done. Look at what you did accomplish. You are a HISTORICAL FACT in the World of Gymnastics and will be mentioned for decades to come. Not a single one of those discussions about, Olympic Gold Medalist, Nile Wilson, will include what you didn't do... They will all be about what you DID do and accomplished at such a young age. You should not have any regrets!
I feel you. I studied classical music from when I was 11 to 28/29, and then I had to stop playing because I cut a tendon in my finger while doing the f*cking dishes, tried to get back, but I had to accept that I would never be able to get back to the level I was before the accident because even after surgery and a whole load of physio my speed was never going to be the same. It's a tough moment when you have to accept you spent your youth doing something with an objective and that objective sort of gets taken away from you, but the way you dealt with it and bounced back mentally is absolutely laudable. Looking back will always be bittersweet, but you have nothing to recriminate to yourself, and you still got an amazing bronze at the Olympics, and yeah, it might no be a gold, but that still makes you one of the best at what you do in the world. Keep up the good work, and always cherish the good, and let go of the bad, since there's nothing you can do to change it.
2 minutes in thinking "this is incredible! Physique, strength and power" amazing Nile!
it’s great to see some raw gymnastics content again. it would be really cool to see some more content like this, even if it’s just vlogs of some of the jr athletes training.
These kinds of videos are the reason I started watching your channel to begin with 5 years ago
You have inspired me to get into running, because that's what I'm good at. I've been struggling to find a club. I finish school next June, and I don't know. I love my sport, and I wish to one day be able to put as much work into it as you did yours. Love you.
Absolutely incredible to be able to train for 30 hours a week. Massive respect
The world would be a much better place if even half of us had that sort of work ethic.
Still got it 😉
Officially amazing.
i really miss nile’s gymnastics! it’s without question one of the best i’ve ever seen! for me he is the best! i wish that he had a better lucky with the injuries, but she accomplished a lot of things during his career. He has so many medals including world and olympic medals. best lucky to the future.
FOREVER A LEGEND !! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Absolute beast.
I went to taekwondo as a 15 Year old. (Now 35) got about halfway through (halfway to black, not totally through, obviously, you can go way way higher)
So I went back a short while ago and asked teacher "Should I start from the beginning, or drop a belt/rank?"
He said:. "NO, - you EARNED the right to wear THAT colour, you start from there. That grade you took, it's still in you."
I hope these words reach Nile, plus, anyone else, who might need to hear them. At a low point, you are still amazing & achieved a lot with so much more to come. Just never give up. It's simply THAT easy.
Get back on the horse as fast as you see right, back on the bandwagon you love so much, the bandwagon you NEED, the bandwagon, which ever person training in whichever sport it may be, (the one that's right, for you),
pick it back up!, back on the bandwagon and #keepitrolling.
Have a great day to everyone. X
Imagining putting so much work and effort into the sport at such a young age is mindblowing. You really need true dedication to do all this in your teenage years. After seeing this video I appreciate the sport even more.
And I have to agree that by sharing this footage you create more awareness about the work and effort that goes into it than with public performances alone. You have a legacy in gymnastics but you are still building your true legacy by sharing your journey and your life after gymnastics with basically the whole world.
So thank you for that. You are awesome!
Wowwww, just seeing the year 2017 when u first rolled the footage, that gave me such a hard throwback. I had just graduated from college and I had just started watching your videos. You gave me motivation, with ur personality, your phenomenal work ethic and even your music playlists. You helped me get in shape while taking my CPA exams. This video made me a little emotional too. I hope one day i can motivate the people around me the way you motivate me. Wishing you a happy new year. Keep the amazing content going! I'm ready to make new nostalgic moments, so let the good times roll!
Nile Wilson u are a frickin weapon! Love love your videos cannot wait for your book to arrive. You must be soooo proud of your achievements and the things you are continuing to achieve. Big love to you your family and friends who continue to make me smile daily with your fantastic content 🙌🏻
Can't believe it's been almost 4 years, jeeez
Love this Nile. I recognize all the training both mental and physical.
It was such a great time watching this. Gutted when you announced retirement but due to the injuries you had it made sense.
Like you've said you have to be 100% out there, seconds away from another injury. It was the right call. You've done some great things in gymnastics. You'll for sure inspire the next generation.
I love seeing videos of you (and the Three Musketeers) in the gym. What you do is AMAZING! And I live vicariously through you.
Wow! Seeing all the blood sweat and tears you put into your craft is inspiring!
Watching the Olympics, and Nile’s vlogs inspired me to do gymnastics myself. I’m 21 and I’m doing it at uni, but I absolutely love it. It’s even better that we train at Leeds Gymnastics Club haha
Truly inspiring Nile. You may have not grasped that Gold but what you have achieved is far more precious and incredible than that. You show young and elderly people how to dream, believe and have fun on a day to day basis. You inspire so many people watching you and truly that is so wonderful to see. All of your family and friends must be bursting with so much pride with the person you are. Sending you so much love❤️🔥.
You’re an inspiration. With medal or not. Your videos make me smile every time. And my 2 year old daughter is now beginning gymnastics partly because of you. 💜⭐️
I really enjoyed that, very raw and I really liked hearing the conversations with Baz and Dave as well, its interesting.
I imagine that threw up all sorts of emotions for you Nile watching that but you should be so proud of what you achieved and the legacy you are continuing to leave!!!
What you went through, all you have learned and executed in gymnastics led you to where you are currently in life. As a fan of you for years I must say I am proud of you and the whole team ❤ 💙
It’s very inspirational to watch!!! Just an FYI I can’t even touch my toes so not in a fitness sense but very inspirational for your drive and motivation!!! Keep it up man and look forward to watching the rest of vlogmas!!!
try it... 30 seconds a day and in 6-8weeks you will have ya hands flat on the floor :)
Iv followed your journey for a while now, i can say by far you have bounced back amazingly and are looking stronger than ever. Good job mate.
I never used to watch gymnastics but since watching you I've started watching with a different view
The strength and control required for the rings has always amazed me. Giant swing to handstand looks hard enough but 2 giants to a maltese is just badass.
This is so interesting to see your physical and skill based training! Such incredibly hard work!
Yes! Love it! So amazing!
Massive respect to all the work you put in and sacrifices you made, and yeah you definitely had the talent and potential to become world champion. Honestly, gymnastics competitions have such a huge luck component sometimes, really consistent athletes fall off the apparatus randomly because of whatever reason, the best mess up their execution and allow for other gymnasts to take the medals based on execution, it's a very nerve-wracking sport to watch and I guess even more to do. Also you guys are constantly injured, it's crazy the stress it puts on your body.
Watching the floor routine and you land on the pads was so awesome!! My heart was breaking for you knowing that the perfectionist in you when you were not hitting them on the first time.
You are already the champion for many of us Nile xx
Omg baby Ashley and Nile 😍 Loved seeing you in training 😄
Absolutely incredible 👏 I have loved watching you over the years. Your skill, determination and personality brings so much to British Gymnastics.
That's a super interesting video, thanks to share with us these personal moments of your life.
Dude - you defy the laws of nature!!!! You are the King of Gravity!!!!! Amazing!
Nile.
That was absolutely amazing
That was fun to watch, great dedication and hard work. Everyone has to retire sometime. It must be hard when it is due to injury rather than in your own time. But that was your journey and you did amazing things, and you have many amazing times ahead.
Nile you are amazing, the stuffs you did, n still do, was unreal and mind blowing🤯 stuffs that many of us only dream of doing. You ARE a champion 🥇 in mine an many other peoples eyes. This is very inspiring as many of your videos are and help me keep pushing myself into getting in better shape every day, in top of putting an smile in my face. 🤗 thank you for sharing all those great moments and for cheering my day up. As always, best wishes, Keep it up and like you say, Train smart and keep it real !💪😉
If you got more videos like this you should upload them these are great 🔥🔥💪💪💪
But you are a world Olympic gymnast Nile!! And you put Smiles on faces all around the world regularly with your video's! Train Smart and Keeping it real son!! :-)
Amazing stuff, so inspiring!! I can't imagine how much hard work & dedication it took & still takes to get to the point your at, you deserve it all. Merry Christmas🍻🥂!!
It's crazy what you have to put your body through to compete at this level. You were and still are amazing.
I really feel your pain man, cause I know how it feels when you are unable to do something you really have passion for and that you have invested a lot of time in. It is not always easy to come out of such emotional crisis, But i would say It is not the end of the world. At least i thank god you are still in good body form
in my eyes mate you are a world champion and you should be so bloody proud of yourself pal.
He doesn’t look as happy as he does now! Glad he seems it a better place! And back with the boys :)
Your skill on the rings is crazy good. You remind me of Bart Connor and Mitch Gaylor. Pommel horse is like WOW. ACTUALLY, you are strong in all routines.
wow:) this is soo amazing, you are so good, it was great to see this video, just mindblowing!!
Aww Nile that was amazing and if injury hadn’t got the best off you I am sure you would have went on to win an Olympic gold medal as you could always see how determined and hard working towards gymnastics to be the best you could be and you achieved that 👍 xx
Video's like this make it clear how serious you are about the sport. It's here that we can see it isn't just something you did for a hobby and ended up at the Olympics. You were and still are as much a Beast as Eddie Hall really.
I miss the training type of videos, I know you’ve retired from gymnastics but they were amazing videos
Watching this was amazing. My body ached just watching lol. I used to go to school with Craig Heap and watched him every opportunity. Both amazing at your sport xxx
I remember watching a vid many moons ago and you were trying to invent a move on the parallel bars that you could name a Wilson :) did it ever happen?
Love it so much!
I miss seeing Laughing Nile. I like the journey you are on now.
Nobody talks about how you got 8th in the AA - with everyone separated only by tenths, which I realize is normal - but still *8th* in the *WORLD* . . . on that day. On another day it could’ve been better, or worse, that’s sports. Anyway, that’s super impressive. You’re world-class.
. . . not to mention 4th as a team (which I’m sure stings a bit, but you did beat the US, so that had to feel good 😂) -- as a team: 1st on PH, 2nd on floor, 2nd on HB, 6th on rings and 6th on P-bar. Freaking amazing.
It is perfectly normal, i mean, you have been in the highest sport level, something that is extremely hard, so to keep yourself up there, it is compulsory to be in an excellent shape (mentall and physical). You are the one whith knoledge about your body and your feelings and for that, you made the right decission.
Congrats Nile from Spain.
He truly is a champion
as a gymnast myself he is such an inspiration Jesus loves you Nile❤
You're an inspiration to aspiring atheletes like me.
Honestly you are a tough little guy. Respect
So impressive! You were and are a BEAST
Much Love Nile💙
Honestly this made my heart sore. I'd watched you compete on TV and honestly I believe you could have become the tip of the spear. You were always entertaining to watch. Gymnastics is so impressive! Thank you for sharing this behind the scenes footage. Love from S.Afria.
PS. It's so weird to see you with no tattoo sleeves and different teeth!
Nile, that'd be really interesting to have a video of you, Ash, and Luke (and possibly others) talking about which men's apparatus is the easiest and which is the most difficult for each of you and why. And also which is your favorite and least favorite and why.
Do docs ever test gymnasts for brain injury (cte)? Just askin' cuz I know how hard schools train kids in football (& other sports) in the US and I'm very curious about the subject.
It’s talked about a lot more now,reason why a lot of fighters don’t spar anymore,unnecessary head hits, what really painted the picture is when our Minnesota hockey player boogaard passed away. He was not a good player BUT the best fighter,anyone on ice was intimidated by the giant of a man..well down the road he became more violent and aggressive out of nowhere.ultimately passed away. They did an autopsy and found out he had SEVERE head trauma (cte) from all the years of being an enforcer for hockey teams. And his brains mentality,as in how he acted,was a lot younger than what his actual age was because of all the hits.He wasn’t there to play,he was there to fight.
Football players made it aware as well but boogaards story really gets the point across. There’s documentary on RUclips about it.
hi i love htese types of vlogs and all the recent content! i was just wondering, are you gald you did it all when you were younger? because in 4:47 you seemed kinda doubting about wheather it was worth all the hours and the work, and the time of you get. thanks!!
A gymnast needs to fearless. You were and are !
wow. i would love to see you do some teamgym
Hiya Nile. Loving vlog-mas. I’m sure the book will shine more light on this, but I’m wondering if you still have a relationship with your coaches? It seems that you were very close and I hope that’s still possible.
You scared me with that front handspring double after the auburn gymnast
9:30 - 9:45 is my favorite p-bar move. Simple, yet elegant, smooth and powerful. I really like several of the flashier moves too, but there’s just something special about that big doing through to a straddle and a press up. (sorry, I don’t know the particular names)
Love it!!!🔥♥️gymnastics👏🔥
you are a champion in many peoples eyes you dont need a medal to prove it 🤩😉
You're absolutely a star🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
I know you probably won’t respond to this but do you have any tips for longer straddle planche ( I have 4 sec lol ) and also any good routines in rings to get used to planche on rings
Stay strong 💪🏾❤️
The fact that you even qualified to go to the Olympic Games is a huge accomplishment especially since you live in a country that has many gymnasts who compete for the honor of going unlike those countries who only have a few people in the various sporting events and they are sent because their the only ones in their country. You are an Olympic gymnast and you earned a bronze medal which is nothing to scoff at. You also metaled in other competitions and I believe you got a gold metal on the high bar. These are all major achievements and shouldn’t be considered less desirable than getting a gold medal. Unfortunately you suffered a number of injuries that shortened your career, but it also took you out of a toxic environment where things happened that shouldn’t have, you developed an eating disorder because of that environment and the rules and expectations that came in the journey to go to the Olympic Games. After your spinal surgery I could see the changes in you and the fear of something else happening that could be worse. I haven’t read your book because I live in the US, but based on comments I have seen I have an idea of what might have happened to you. No one should ever have to go through what more and more athletes are finally exposing what they have been dealing with. It also explains some of the different behaviors and things you started doing after your spinal injury and the affects it had on you and your recovery and return to the sport that was your life. As someone who had multiple spinal cord injuries and surgeries and a spinal fusion C2 down to T3 on 3 sides of my vertebrae with loads of titanium hardware ,that looks like scaffolding, I cringe when I watch you do various skills and shenanigans with your friends because I know what can happen if you get injured. Your story isn’t over, you’re just starting a new chapter in your journey through life. You are a great coach/teacher especially with the younger children because you relate to them and you know the right way to teach and train them to prevent injuries without using some of the ways you were taught and trained. Take your knowledge and use it to help others.
Who is filming most of the clips I want to ask what happened yeah and have so many questions but I’m sure I’ll find it in a video
Was that Jake Seager with you at training? I used to train with him!
This is impressive
Not that Nile isn't still good muscular, but that old footage, wow!
You are so awesome!!!
Men I so low period of you training it was so much fun. Was for you taffer on rings iron cross or Maltese?
Fine I'll remove the clothes which are piling on my exercise bike tomorrow morning and I'll use it 😒
More seriously, thank you for this video it was really interesting and inspiring.
I did find it emotional too so I can't imagine what you must be feeling ❤️
XX you made a sensible though difficult decision Nile. XX