Hoffman Strengths And Weaknesses

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Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender. That is strength.” This Was once said by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Wyatt Hoffman’s mentality is like a Emperor penguin no matter how harsh the conditions are he perseveres day in and day out this is the mentality that he has when he goes through any workout or sport. Every day in any conditions. Wyatt Hoffman has to be able to conquer live challenges like school work and sports. He does this by persevering and working hard. Wyatt plays one sport and lifts, this is were he needs to persevere the most if he wants to achieve his goals, like being a Major League Baseball player or becoming a muscular two hundred

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