Livvy Dunne left in tears after life-changing decision
Livvy Dunne could be seen shedding a tear as she officially bid farewell to gymnastics in an emotional video after announcing her retirement.
Dunne, who had long been expected to hang up her leotard once her eligibility with the Tigers ended, revealed last week that her gymnastics career is over after LSU's national title bid ended in defeat.
The TikTok sensation had five seasons with LSU, instead of the traditional four, due to being in Baton Rogue during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now she will enter the real world with LSU's season over, bringing an end to her 20-year journey in the sport.
After calling it quits, Livvy sat down to look back through some of her career highlights as part of a farewell video put together by the Tigers, which eventually left her in tears as the emotions took their toll.
'Time flies when you're having fun,' Dunne narrates in the video, with 'What Was I Made For?' by Billie Eilish playing in the background. 'Something said when you're enjoying yourself to the point time seems to slip away from you. And that's exactly how the past 20 years in this sport have felt.'
'The highs, the lows, making the USA national team and competing for our country, every risk was worth the reward. Finishing my career over the past five years of the best university in the world has been an incredible journey, and I'm forever grateful.'
'Gymnastics, you have filled my heart and shaped be a part of me. You've shaped me into the person I am today, creating memories and sisterhoods that will last a life support. You are my first love.
'To my family, especially my parents. Thank you for everything, for supporting me through it all, and to my childhood coaches from New Jersey and the LSU coaching staff, thank you for pushing me to be great. and yes, time did fly by, and I will cherish every memory for the rest of my life.
'Thank you for everything gymnastics. You were so good to me.'
After the footage concluded inside the PMAC, Dunne was visibly emotional, knowing her athletic journey had reached its end.
Dunne became one of the faces of college sports during the NIL era as one of the top earners, regardless of gender.
She had an NIL evaluation of more than $4million, per On3Sports, which is more than double that of the current highest-earner, fellow LSU star Flau'jae Johnson.
Now the social-media beauty can start her professional career, expanding on the NIL deals she had not under the NCAA's umbrella.
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