sometimes she seemed like an exotic butterfly

The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)

“I think that when that show came out, it was such a part of who I was, I didn’t feel like I was playing a part. The writers all knew me so well and were writing things that were happening in my life and things that I would say, and I was dressing exactly like I wanted. It was so me.” - Hilary Duff on playing the role of Lizzie McGuire  

Silver against Spain could have move things in Russia. Something has to change big time.

so many feels, the bulgarian girls breaking down in tears

yana’s post on instagram. translation: that’s how it goes in sports, you go towards your goal your whole life, you don’t go to kindergarten or school, don’t go out in the evenings with your friends, don’t get to see your relatives, disapear to trainings and competitions, you work hard, because you know that behind you are standing the people who love you, the whole country, your homeland, and you’re doing everything in order to not let them down, to make them happy, to be first. friends, girlfriends, fans, relatives, coaches - forgive me if i didn’t stand up to your expectations, but i fought till the end, i tried hard. to be honest, i was in pain, it was hard for me, sometimes it was lonely, but i was going forward, forward for you. this silver with my tears, with my smile, with your applause - shines like gold. i want to thank elena lubovna, who made from a little monkey a vice olympic champion. and of course, huge thank you, and admirration without bounds, to our common “mom” irina alexandravna viner usmanova, for recognizing a talent in me, putting her soul and heart into me and givving me a chance to become one of a kind. i love you all very much, and of course huge thank you to my parents. mom, dad, i love you.

greatest starting pose of all times