What I Couldn't Tell You for A Year | Being a D1 Athlete
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- I've been waiting for the day I could finally tell you all what has been going on, and it's come a lot sooner than expected, actually 3 years sooner. I don't know if I was really quite ready to talk about it yet since it was a huge decision in my life but it was killing me not being able to share. I hope you all respect my decision and can understand where I'm coming from. xoxo
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Re-watching this after your recent video and I can just understand so much more what you’re going through. So glad you never gave up and you were able to become healthier and stronger, truly an inspiration 💕 been watching you since your week in my life outfit videos when you only wore brandy Melville, Abercrombie and uggs in high school! Hahaha love seeing how much you’ve grown!
I'm actually a D1 rower myself, and I respect this so much. I have been struggling with this decision myself and hearing it from someone else going through the same thing is extremely helpful. you have all of our support through this difficult decision!
Gretchen I have so much respect for you after this video. I applaud you for considering your subscribers throughout this whole process. Your health and happiness are what matter most at the end of the day. We, as subscribers, respect you not being able to talk about it for a while. Subscribers look up to you during our times of sadness and hardships and you always seem to help and are there for us and now it's our turn to be there for you. Focus on what makes you the happiest GLB. Love you💜
Rose you're the sweetest
We all support you either way. Whether you are rowing or aren't. As your subscribers we love you no matter what your doing. It's awesome that you are strong enough in your values and personal life that you can make a decision like this. Being a D1 athlete is an amazing experience/opportunity but so is being a UA-camr. I'm so proud of you Gretchen. Love ya and keep doing what you are doing.
Ps. I totally get it. I have been an athlete for a super long time and had to make the decision to give up athletics this year (my senior year) because of injuries among other things. And it's true that not everyone is going to support you but just keep strong in what you believe and your own self values and it becomes a lot easier.
Following your heart and instincts is never a mistake! Props to you seriously these types of decisions are hard, but it's amazing that you made the decision for you and no one else! We are the same age and I'm like so proud of you haha good for you Gretchen! I'm happy that you are happy!
Aww Gretchen :( as a rower i can't even begin to imagine giving up rowing because of other reasons that caused your lost of passion for rowing. that really is sad. when you row, really a lot of your life surrounds it. CLOSETS! 80% of my clothes are rowing clothes. You made the right choice following your heart. At the end of the day, what matters is that you're enjoying your days and if rowing and youtube makes you miserable, you should choose something that you really do love. I support you all the way!!!
It's so amazing how Gretchen was able to keep up with school work, youtube and rowing! I'm 3 weeks into my freshman year in college and I'm still so overwhelmed with the school work! Gretchen definitely inspires me to work harder though, she was able to juggle three things at once! Thank you for always being honest with us Gretchen, we love you!
Awww love you so much!!
I'm so glad you opened up. love you!
I respect this decision a lot. I'm a third year at northeastern and had to make the decision not to swim on the women's team. It's a heartbreaking choice and I think you're really brave. I hope I get to meet you some day!
Time management is such a struggle in college. Takes real maturity to pick your priorities
You are the most genuine person on UA-cam, Gretchen! We are all so glad you did what makes YOU happy!!
YESSSS, I have been waiting for this!!! Even though I know this was hard for you, I'm so proud of you for making this decision. Can't wait to see what you do this year with your UA-cam!! :)
Awww Annemarie❤️ thank you so much!!!
Gretchen, I'm really proud of you for making this decision. I'm a people pleaser too and I know how hard it can be to make decisions that people might not agree with. In the end, your happiness is the most important. I hope you have a great year!
I can't help but feel bad that you gave up rowing for UA-cam:( love you Gretchen
It's ok, it was my decision
You are the main reason why I started rowing this year and I'm so happy you can finally talk about it!!!! It makes me so happy that you followed your heart to continue UA-cam. But thanks to you I found a new passion and I'm already on my clubs varsity team! I love you so much thank you!
gretchen following your heart and happiness is always the way to go and i am glad you chose to do that! i have so much respect you for you after watching this and just wanna give you a big hug! hope i see you at beautycon in october! love ya
Gretchen, I know what your going through. I recently quit field hockey because I knew I had to focus on other things. You are amazing and beautiful and I look up to you. You are following your dream and no one should be mad at you for doing that. I love you and keep doing you!💜
Being an athlete, I am so proud of you. I understand how passionate you are about rowing, and I don't mean to assume, but I can't imagine how hurtful it must be to decide to leave rowing. You being able to recognize what will help you grow the most, and makes you happiest, inspires me to do the same. One of my favorite poets had a line that says "it hurts to become", and I hope that it will help remind you of your purpose of making the decision you made. Thank you for always being so genuine and transparent in your youtube life!!
You seem like the most genuine person
I totally agree ☺️
Honestly, mad respect for you and your ability to make this decision. You're a beautiful role model and handled this situation with the utmost grace. Hopefully, the NCAA will see this and comprehend the impact of their outdated rules. Love and admire you. xo
Thank you so much!! Xoxo
I just started my junior year and I'm doing the IB program which is basically the equivalent of first year university classes. Im a swimmer and I train about 18 hours a week and it's crazy hard to balance school and my sport, but I could never imagine giving it up, as difficult as it is. I really admire the fact that you were able to give up something you love for another thing you love, it really takes a lot of thought and time to do something like this
I'm doing IB at my school and I am in marching band and work 20 hours a week so I feel you. Keep pushing! It's been rough for me but it'll be worth it.
I did IB and im entering 4th year university now. trust me when i say that it is not equivalent to first year university. i know you have a weird sense of pride from doing IB, but i learned the hard way that it is not what it is made out to be. it is good to do though- you do learn amazing time management and skills and develop a solid work ethic.
I thought my first two years of college were a lot easier than ib and I'm not doing an easy major but I think it's case by case. Some people will think it's easy and some will think it's hard it also depends on the teachers you have.
yeah i didnt really want to say that it was the equivalent because my sister already graduated IB and i have a strong sense of what its like, but my teachers have already compared it to that and i was kinda like uh are you sure cause as difficult as it is, it still is a high school course
I think it really depends where you live and what college you plan on going to because all the old IB seniors who come back to my high school say college is easier than IB except for the ones who go out of state. And even just applying to colleges like I'm a senior in IB and I found that like a lot of out of state schools don't really weight IB as heavily and some of the in state schools I'm applying to in my state so I guess I'm lucky with that that IB will have a big impact on my college because of the schools in my state
I have so much respect for you! You're a great role model and it's so clear that you are an amazing human. Thanks for doing what you do! 😊
Thank you for this video, I know I'm not in the same exact situation as you but our feelings were very similar. I quit basketball my senior year of high school after being a four year varsity starter because it made me so unhappy. I would cry overnight after practice or games whether I did good or bad. I grew up on a traveling team that was very respected and taught me so many lessons on how a team and life should be ran and what I had in high school was no where near that. I had so many people come up to me at school, the mall, at other games and tell me that I would regret my decision and that I was letting my talent and hard work go to waste. These people had no idea who I was and had no idea what my parents had to deal with every night when I broke down. I loved that you chose to make yourself happy and stay true to yourself because finally I feel that I'm not alone for choosing to quit to make myself happy. Lately I have been wondering if I made the right decision and this completely reminded me that I have. Thank you for this Gretchen, I don't think this could have come at a more perfect time. Love you so much!!!
I quit playing Division 1 soccer 3 years ago. Best decision of my life.
sounds hard/stressful
StyleinCali I will be in 2 years :) #committed.
wow why?
hey do you have any tips for someone wanting to play soccer in college ?? Thankyou
StyleinCali Dang....I'm actually trying to go D1 😐
Wow this is crazy. I definitely, definitely understand the NCAA rules and I do think they mean well with it all, but you're right there could for sure be some tweaks. But regardless, I'm sorry you had to make this tough decision and I give you so much props for it! Good luck in whatever life brings you next ❤️
i quit d1 softball and it was the best decision of my life like i can’t even explain
I started rowing because of you you've been a real inspiration to me
Yes Gretchen do what makes you happy. Are we gonna get a sophomore year room tour?
Yes!!
Watching this video made me so proud of you Gretchen , I love how you put what you felt in your heart above what everyone else thought , and because of that alone I don't think you will ever regret you decision💕
Aw Gretchen! We're all here to support you! Don't think about that this could be a bad decision, think about the opportunities that could be opened up for you.
I rowed my freshman year of college at a D1 school as well (as a walk on) and I totally understand where you are coming from! It is such a big commitment, but it's a blast. I had a difficult decision to stop as well, and while sometimes I did regret it, I know ultimately it was the best decision for me.
So much respect for you to be able to share such personal information. It's being loyal to this whole UA-cam family. Love your videos & you. 💙
Don't ever apologize for being happy! Love you and so proud of you for being honest and open
That's so crazy! I just got back from sport law where we were talking about Bloom v. NCAA (I think that's the case) about endorsements and being a D1 athlete! I'm glad you are happy with the decision you made!
I'm sure this was a super hard decision, but I'm glad that you put your happiness first! Not many people have the courage to do that
I rowed my first year too! Great experience but I don't regret focusing more on school one bit, plus rowing is such a lifelong sport, I'm 24 now and looking into local adult crews.
i love how honest you are to us and how you care for us
So proud of you for making such a huge decision Gretchen! I just transferred to a different college and that was a hard decision to make but I'm so happy that I made it. I'm saying that because I know what it feels like to struggle with whether a decision you made was right or wrong. Can't believe we're both sophomores in college now and the same age, it's so cool to see fellow youtubers going to college!
Aww this is so sad how they wouldn't let you talk about rowing. Like something you were so passionate about was limited for you to talk about. I know when I first found your channel and heard you rowed, I was so fascinated that I looked into it at my college. Things didn't work out for me, but it made me knowledgable about it. I would think that it would provide a good message about rowing and especially to go to Boston University. This is just crazy, but I think you made the right decision for you Gretchen. Sorry to hear about this, but now you can try so many other things on campus that you weren't allowed to before. :D
omg, i totally get it. rowing is a HUGE part of life when you do it in college. it takes SO MUCH TIME out of your life. thanks for sharing girl.
p.s. i live in boston too :)
I was a D1 rower at UT and started a business my 2nd year of school! I chose to pursue my business which will allow me to retire in my 20's vs winning 1st or 2nd at the NCAA Championship. After my 2nd year I chose not to pursue Rowing anymore and felt so isolated, misunderstood, and judged. I was also very self critical and my self image was partially based on rowing. There was pain through the experience and detaching to pursue my future but it was worth it.... I know how you felt and it is hard to go through something like that when it was your life and most importantly your commitment to others and yourself. We made good decisions, trading the good for the great. Keep going Gretchen! Don't listen to the haters ;)
I don't want this to come off rude, but in your vlogs and regular videos I could never take you seriously and that sounds so mean but this video changed that! You talk so eloquently and even though you thought you were all over the place, you did really good at explaining everything. Best of luck to you Gretchen!! :)
I also row D1 at a school in Michigan and my rowing deterred me from doing a youtube channel too. I know exactly what your going through! It is frustrating going through all of the NCAA red tape. Love your videos!
I can only imagine how difficult it was to make that decision, but I'm proud of you for following your heart and knowing the best choice for you. Xoxo
I really love you for this video. You're such a strong person, and it's such an inspiration. I also learned that I had to make choices for myself this summer and it isn't for anyone else, do whatever makes you happy 💜
Im sure you'll have times you might regret it, I recently transferred from a school I loved to another school because it was the best for what I wanted for my career! Yes there are days I regret it but I always end up being reminded that I made the best decision for me and my future goals! It's sooooo hard but it makes you so much stronger as a person to put yourself first and focus on YOUR happiness and not what others think! Good for you!!! :)
Wow. That is really fucked up!!!!!!! I gained so much respect for you for making this.
You're such a wonderful person, Gretchen, and SO well spoken. Thank you for this!
I know this is really off topic but do you think you and Lucy will film dorm tours this year? I love you guys!! ❤️
Yes!! :)
please tell me you have done a move in day vlog.....
I would love hear more about how rowing works. Such as what the different classes mean. Congrats on being a D1 athlete and yay for having a great team.
You have always been one of my favorite youtubers and this video was awesome and I know your decision was so hard but I really admire you for what you are doing and how you portray yourself! Best of luck this year! xx
I saw the BU rowing roster and was wondering why you weren't on it anymore!
I'm still on the lightweight rowing roster lol :)
Wow, that is so much stress on you girl. I hope everything works out! You definitely have to follow your heart and hope for the best! Good luck with everything Gretchen 💕
ok like a million times thank you thank you thank you for this video! I've been talking to a lot of d1 schools for tennis so I plan on playing but I also plan on doing UA-cam and videography. thanks for this tip so much, I really hope ncaa does take a reality check working next few years because that's just ridiculous
Good for you Gretchen!! We will all support you on your decisions & anything that makes you happy :)
i cried while watching this I'm so proud of you gretchen this is such a big decision i hope everything works out!
aww this is sad to me. I never knew the rules were so strict. I'm glad you're staying on UA-cam! I love your channel and you always keep me uplifted with your happy attitude!
I admire you for the decision you made either way! As a subscriber I admire you for this difficult decision. We love you!!!!
Aww I'm so sorry you had to deal with this!!!
I hope one day I get to meet you! You're seriously such an amazing UA-cam and its so awesome how genuine you are with us your subscribers. LOVE YOU GRETCHEN
So incredibly proud of you on making your decision and following your heart.
So sorry you had to make a decision like this but I'm so glad you stuck with youtube because you're seriously one of my favorite youtubers!
I watched this whole video even tho I don't know anything about rowing 😂
But I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that last year and will definitely keep supporting your UA-cam so you didn't make a mistake! Tons of people love your channel and I'm sure you'll continue to grow thanks for opening up love you !😊
Glad you can follow what you believe in! Also, are summer vlogs over/ will you continue vlogging through the fall!!! I look forward to them everyday!!!
Glad you're happy and content with your decision, love you girl!
i think we are the same person (im a d1 rower at UVA)
best school ever :)))
Aye DMV
I went there too
is Lucy still rowing???
and congrats gretch you're amazing!
Yes, Lucy is still rowing :)
I think this is a super mature decision. When you start to doubt yourself, try and remember that it's super important to do fewer things well, it's so much better to fully invest in a couple things instead of doing too many things half way. Being stretched too thin is SO easy to fall into in college.
You do you girl! Everyone has to make sacrifices. I know how you feel:)
I meant you at a regretta (the one that was so rainy and cold in April) and it was amazing that I was able to see you. You have inspired me to be a D1 rower. But like you, I also chose to stop after my freshman year. I didn't know what I was getting in to.
I've never heard of rowing lol I'm from Iowa we don't do that here
heyyyy I live here lol
Haha really what city I'm from the Des Moines Area
+Antania24 Cedar Rapids 😇
Omg same. I'm from Iowa and i have never heard of rowing 😂😂
+Lois Lane mmm ok? never heard of it still
I rowed from 8th grade all the way through high school and I loved it so much! I got really burned out my senior year though and I knew I didn't want to continue rowing in college but I'm so glad I did it in high school. I definitely recommend rowing for people who are thinking about trying it out!
Also, I'm from Sarasota so you've probably been here for nationals!
Ah yes! I was there for nationals my senior year :)
I don't row, and I don't know anything about rowing, but OMG this excites me because I live in Sarasota too 😂
Gretchen! I was at Youth Nats in 2015 and saw you weighing your boat in and didn't say anything bc I was in line too and thought it would be awkward haha. I'm so glad you made this video! As a junior, this really helped me.
I LOVE YOU GRETCHEN YOURE SO STRONG!!!
I've been wondering about rowing for the past year !!! Thanks Gretchen your great!!!
I'm so happy that at least for your freshman year you got to live out your dream playing D1, although tbh I'm not v sure if I know exactly what rowing is as nobody does it around here. But my sport is basketball and I know I'll never be recruited because that's crazy competitive. I'm glad you followed your heart. 💜💜
I think you are so strong for being able to make this decision. It must have been so hard. Ugh I'm so sorry this happened.
BU is my dream school to continue coming at thank you so much for this video it was so helpful I'm happy you're following your heart!!
I got so excited when you said Wisconsin, since I live here! But totally support your decision!💗
glad you made this video Gretchen. I'm glad you've chose what makes you happy. :) also did you vlog your move in day to your sophomore year? I love your freshman year move in vlog!
hope you have a great school year and this decisions pays off! also i live near boston so hopefully i see you one day this year :)
Omg u r my favorite youtuber ever. I love u so much!! U r the most positive person ever!!!
There are definitely people who aren't going to agree with your decision to quit rowing but you need to do what makes you happy. If doing UA-cam is what makes you the happiest then making it a priority for you is the right path. Proud of you for making life decisions to benefit yourself ❤️
Gretchen Im so proud of you!!!! You are following your passion and that's always the best. Those rules suck its so unfair anyways. Also I was wondering what happened with rowing cause you used to talk about it all the time, but its really understandable. Love you
fav youtuber!!! ILY GRETCHEN❤❤❤❤❤
Now time for you to make a lot of our dreams come true and join a sorority💕
I rowed for the first three years of high school and I had the worst experience this past fall on the team which led me to quit. I have such a passion for the sport and am really sad that I'm not doing it but it's for the best.
Have you considered being a manager?
Omg I was just scrolling through dorm tours and then this video came up and I row and idk I just thought that was so weird just because like not the most common sport. I've been rowing since I was 10 and that's so cool a UA-cam rows too!!!!!
That's so crazy! I remember commenting on a vlog asking if you were still rowing because I though u quit. So sorry that you couldn't talk about something you love to the people u love
I think you made the right choice. Sports should be about having fun and being active. The fact that an organization can take it over for their own profit motives and dictate who can participate and what you can and can't do is just wrong. UA-cam can be a stepping stone to a real future career for the rest of your life whereas rowing or other sports should just be fun hobby for you to enjoy.
Gretchen you are so amazing. Im sorry that you had to make such a hard decision, but this whole situation just shows how much you care about UA-cam. I love you! Is Lucy continuing without you? And how did she feel about your decision?
yes Lucy is still rowing
I went through hell with the NCAA I get it, I chose the same thing to only do it for a year. I know this video is old and I'm so late with this comment but I want to tell you that I feel you girl and I'm glad you shared this with the world the NCAA has so many secrets and things to hide and people need to know
I can't imagine how difficult it must have been to make this video, we love you and support you Gretchen! ❤️❤️
So glad you made this video Gretchen!
omg when you were talking about comparing 2ks to other teammates and how stressful it is omg I died....literally me every Rowing practice!!
Yes!! I feel like all rowers do it, but don't stress yourself out too much! I've been there
Thank you for being so honest and genuine with us ❤❤❤
I loveee watching the rowers going by in Boston. It looks so hard omg.
Yeahhhh Wisconsin! But it's sad that they had to keep this from everyone:(
Gretchen I am so sorry you had to make that decision. I wish you nothing but the best. Hugs💝💝
Is Lucy still rowing? Also, good job making a difficult decision.