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    Olympic gold medalist discusses new book

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Hello people are welcome to the -- slash -- -- Monday I'm Steve Doocy.

Young got real Douglas captured our hearts and two gold medals at the London Olympics this summer.

Becoming the first gymnast in American history to win in both the team and the all around category -- look at that.

But before landing her top spot on the podium Gabby -- vaulted over some serious hurdles in her own life.

And she's only sixteen years old and she's done so much and you know what she shared her story is with -- on FOX & Friends today.

I had to overcome a lot NN identical tees and second senses and -- -- and salmon islands and days and all that just.

Now came together and that dynamic but there's going going.

It's amazing to me -- someone who went to Olympic gold medals and that can that be not to headlining you're in the story.

Hello this story is you were sleeping in your -- -- -- this story is you were sick as a child.

And the thing is.

You have told your mom had overcome so much even get to a to a gymnastics class a -- to be gold medalist how often do you think about what you've been through as -- on the.

And it's just amazing nine out of ten minutes and -- accomplish -- James and then I want you alive blood disease and being homeless and going to a lot of financial problems out at Baylor is not a very.

Easy -- it was very tough left I would have to say something -- name's -- And their parents know kidneys started training when you're six and then you moved up from your family at age fourteen I had to from Iowa to Virginia.

-- the other way around this and it and you work so hard seven months before the Olympics you would think -- -- -- I can't take it anymore I can get a job where.

Actually play a chick filet you.

I'm gonna -- coordination and you told your mom one of the hardest things you rather do -- was -- reaction she was heartbroken and she don't want her.

Got to come home as a credit and say I -- I -- Atlanta Olympics -- she did the mom thing and sad statement that means you act Dennis -- again this is not.

For Aaron this is only temporary -- to step out of it like that and knowing that he you know he dominates Olympics and -- -- -- we'll check every.

I think.

You know what you can read all about her life in her new book it is called grace gold and glory -- before.

Meanwhile.

Not only was a monkey loose in -- the big furniture story can and everybody was -- -- it in style.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- Expenses were little -- get money like that and a -- For obvious reasons apparently got loose from his -- in his owner's car he then wandered around the parking lot had made it inside the store.

Before being caught by animal services.

-- That's one of our Smart and headline writer's -- right.

I -- like -- like the meat balls and all those meatballs for what is it 399.

Its apartheid is William -- side.

I'm hungry.

CM to lunch.

Employee.

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