Patricia Piper Golden is the 16th circuit court judge in Kane County, Illinois . She is up for re-election in 2008... (wikipedia)
I was with a longtime coach, I wound up moving with him to Florida, ... The training conditions weren't optimal down there. I had some friends here in Texas and pretty much it was a last-minute thing. I just felt that's what I had to do. I just had to put all my eggs in one basket.
Things are beginning to come to fruition now, ... It's pretty exciting, seeing the progress. Last year, I didn't qualify for nationals. This year, I'm ranked third in the country. I've just got to make the world team, though. It's pretty exciting.
Actually, I just look at it as a blessing to tell you the truth,
That's one of the reasons we're starting the league, ... One, to increase the popularity in gymnastics. Down the line, we want to put some organizations together for the inner city youth. There's so much talent that I saw in the inner city.