Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
"Everyone is pushing it really hard in the gym so it comes down to who has the best mental game. Sometimes I feel bad because I come off kind as aggressive. I just have to get in the zone because we are lifting tons of weight and its not a pretty thing."
Mary Rossi is an olympic lifter from Plano, Texas. After growing up as a very energetic child and getting involved in gymnastics and athletics at an early age, she would move on to other sports when her current sport got too intense and advanced.
"I want to prove something to myself too. I had a habit of quitting when it got to the advanced level. I just really want to stick with something to the end."
The lifts Mary competes in are the snatch and clean and jerk. Mary has to build explosiveness with box jumps shown here and very sound technique to utilize leverage and momentum to lift as heavy and safe as possible.
"The very end goal would be the Olympics. I love this sport, I just have never been as passionate as I am about this. I just love it."
"Everyone is pushing it really hard in the gym so it comes down to who has the best mental game. Sometimes I feel bad because I come off kind as aggressive. I just have to get in the zone because we are lifting tons of weight and its not a pretty thing."
Mary Rossi is an olympic lifter from Plano, Texas. After growing up as a very energetic child and getting involved in gymnastics and athletics at an early age, she would move on to other sports when her current sport got too intense and advanced.
"I want to prove something to myself too. I had a habit of quitting when it got to the advanced level. I just really want to stick with something to the end."
The lifts Mary competes in are the snatch and clean and jerk. Mary has to build explosiveness with box jumps shown here and very sound technique to utilize leverage and momentum to lift as heavy and safe as possible.
"The very end goal would be the Olympics. I love this sport, I just have never been as passionate as I am about this. I just love it."
