Now may be the time to make a fool of yourself, but your future shouldn't find you lacking the willingness to make the same leaps you made today. It cannot end with graduation of high school or college, or this post, else these become mere inspirational ramblings.
The leap of simply saying these inspirational words in front of everyone at the Championship event should be something you're not afraid of -- it is the first step for taking these words and inspirations putting them to execution.
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Your words and thoughts flow very nicely, so don't worry about your diction or grammar just yet. That's what editors and interns are for
