At the 2000 Olympics, Paul and Morgan Hamm became the first set of twins to make the U.S. gymnastics team. Now they are both returning to compete for the United States in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Paul and Morgan come from a family of athletes. Their older sister Betsy was a 1998 NCAA champion in balance beam and their father Sandy was a nationally ranked diver.
They grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and where their father helped them make a pommel horse and parallel bars out of material they already had in their house. They also hung rings in the attic and set up a trampoline in their barn so that they could practice at home. By the time they were 11 years old, they were both practicing 5 days a week and well on their way to becoming stars.
After the 2000 Olympics, the twins took a break from gymnastics to focus on their education. For their return to the Olympics this year the twins have emphasized that they were going to make a comeback together. Isn't it amazing how they have worked together to accomplish so much?
What do you think about the Hamm brothers' story? Can you imagine what it would be like to do so much with a sibling or twin (if you have one)?
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