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I relate everything back to gymnastics. How I solve a problem and how I work in everyday life comes from gymnastics. Doing gymnastics has helped me become the person I am today. I have learned how to be patient and when to react. I have learned how to be confident not only in myself but in my loved ones as well. I know that I have to do some things on my own because in gymnastics, you cannot always have someone there to catch you. I know that if I fall that I need to get back up again and try. In gymnastics, I have fallen down and been defeated by many opponents but I kept working hard everyday to get better and better to be the best that I can be. Also, gymnastics has taught me that frustration gets me no where. In gymnastics, I could get

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