Nastya Liukin from the Olympic stage Special ForcesThe five-time Olympic medalist is one of FOX’s celebrity recruits Special Forces: The World’s Toughest TestShe spoke exclusively hollywood life about why she decided to take on this tough series.
“In my opinion [it was] A little bit of the unknown and its fear.I felt that feeling when I won the Olympics in 2008, and since then I’ve been looking for something that makes me feel something. [like that]’ said Nastya hollywood life and Special Forces red carpet event.
Nastya spent years training for the Olympics, competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and becoming the 2008 Olympic All-Around Champion. After the Olympics, Nastya felt, “I will never feel this feeling again, or anything this big.”it was until then Special Forces I came alone.
“Hooray DWTS It was great and fun, but nothing close to this,” she continued. Guess I’m pushing myself to my physical limits [and being] Mentally, physically and emotionally uncomfortable. It was what I knew. But I had no idea how extreme all of them would be. ”
The gymnast recalled the “mental strength” it took to win the Olympics. “I knew it existed, but I never had to use it on that level again until this moment. My fear was that it didn’t exist anymore,” reveals Nastia. “I thought it might be something that would go away when I no longer needed to use it. And I quickly recognized its mental strength and toughness, and I quickly put it back on.”
The 33-year-old added: But it was a very eye-opening moment that I realized. Don’t put yourself in a box. don’t limit yourself. You are as strong, tough and whatever you think you are…we are all our own biggest critics and our own limits.
Nastia faces daunting challenges inspired by the real-life Special Forces selection process.Her fellow recruits include Jamie Lynn Spears, Beverly Mitchell, Danny Amendola, Kenya Moore, Gus Kenworthy, Kate Gosselinmore. Special Forces: The World’s Toughest Test It airs Wednesdays on FOX.
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