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Eileen Gu, 1 18 years old girl, was born and raised in California. She competed for her mother’s native China, 2 she won three gold medals: in half pipe, slope style, and big air.
However, 3 (win) these medals is incredibly tough 4 fear is everywhere. Gu’s relationship to fear was evolving. At first, 5 she recorded in her diary and entries was devoted to the subject of fear in all of its forms. 6 days going by, she 7 (begin) to write down her thoughts on fear — how she viewed it, how she managed it, how she hoped to overcome it. She said, “For the last ten of my 18 years, I’ve pursued a love affair with fear.”
Though it’s easy to label extreme sport athletes as 8 (fear) or unique, she has spent the countless hours practicing them. Instead of ignoring fear, she built unique relationships with it by developing a profound sense of self-awareness and making deliberate risk assessment.
As she entered her early adulthood, she was proud of the work she had done 9 (deal) with pressure. She focused on perspective, gratitude, and on the joy this sport brought her, regardless of 10 she was alone or in front of a worldwide TV audience. Though her views of herself and the world are constantly evolving, one thing is for certain: no matter how much time passes, she’ll always be a hopeless romantic when it comes to fear.
