Gymnastics was n't a popular pursuit for a kid from the Bronx . `` I said I really want to have that one day -- to put the gold medal around my neck , waving to the crowd , knowing that all my hard work has paid off and my dream has come true , '' he said . Classmates teased John Orozco for `` leaping around in ladies ' tights '' At 10 , he told his parents he wanted to be in the 2012 Olympics . He had no idea what that meant or how it would affect him and his family.
Gymnastics was n't a popular pursuit for a kid from the Bronx . Classmates teased John Orozco for `` leaping around in ladies ' tights '' At 10 , he told his parents he wanted to be in the 2012 Olympics . He had no idea what that meant or how it would affect him and his family.