At school I was always taller than the rest of my class, and because I was an only child, I was comfortable with adults but shy and awkward with other kids. I was quiet, bookish, and in spite of my size, hopeless at sports. In short, I was different. And even in the earliest grades, I got pounded for it.

Sports were a way for me to get comfortable with my body. I learned to appreciate everything I could still do.

I started doing sports when I was 13 and competitively doing sports - where I was actually training - when I was 17.

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