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Birth
She was born on the 29th of February,1988. She had black hair and green eyes. It is said that even before she was born, she always had liked to turn inside her mom's belly. -
First Word
She said her first word when she was 2. It was "jump" and her family was shocked that it had not been "mom" or "dad". -
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Gymnastics Club
Merely after starting her first year, her p.e. teacher saw her potential in gymnastics. Because their school did not have a sports club, he convinced her mom to enroll her in a gymnastics club. She started going to a local club and continued to train there until the beginning of her high school years. -
School
She began elementary school at the age of 7 but her kindergarten memories were full of scraps and falls. Her parents always found him in their garden or park playing with the other kids. They always carried plasters with them. -
First Competition
She attended her first competition at the age of 11. She had been training for 4 years and her trainer thought that she was ready. However, she could not manage to get a good accomplishment from this competition. This only encouraged her more. -
Bronze
It was her first time getting a good rank from her competitions. It was also the first time she began to think that maybe gymnastics was going to be her future. Her medals began to get more every day. -
High School
It was her first day at high school. The first thing she did after establishing her classes was entering the school's gymnastics club. -
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High School Prodigy
From the moment she entered the club, she was shining throughout her school years. She gained many medals and accomplishments. She was seen as a prodigy and was expected to have a perfect career in gymnastics. Until the day of her last competition as a high school student. -
Gold
At the age of 15, she took her first gold medal home... first of many. -
A Fall
At her last competition as a high school student, when she was doing a flip, she felt her ankle turn unexpectedly and fell. When she came to herself, she could not feel her ankle nor her leg. As the lights were dimming, she felt as if the light she had been following for her future were also disappearing. -
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A Break
After injuring her leg, she had to be taken to the hospital immediately and later to a surgery. Her surgery luckily went great but the doctors told her that there was a chance that she may never do gymnastics again. However, she knew that she was not ready to give up and started therapy. After two years, she was ready to enter college and begin to live her life again. -
Stand
After doing therapy for 9 months, it was the day she was going to stand again. She had been doing exercises with the help of others but she had never tried to stand on her own. When she could lift herself up and stay for a few seconds before falling down, she felt the tear in her eyes. -
First Steps (Again)
They had been trying to take steps the previous weeks but her pace shocked everybody around her that day. They were not expecting her to start walking on her own. When she collapsed from tiring her body and they were rushing to her, she was smiling through the tears. -
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Career
From the day she started college to this day, she has had an amazing career. It was full of ups and downs but she never gave up. Nowadays, she says that she is planning to retire and focus on herself and her family more.
