【Challengesandtoughexperiencescanhelpyoufindoutwhoyoureallyare．About2yearsago，Iwas（41）___inoneofmyfirsttaekwondo（跆拳道）championships（锦标赛）．Iwasvery（42）___inmyselfMyopponent（对手）was】

　　Challenges and tough experiences can help you find out who you really are．

　　About 2years ago，I was（41）___ in one of my first taekwondo （跆拳道） championships （锦标赛）．I was very（42）___ in myself My opponent （对手） was skinny．The thoughts in my head were something like"She's so（43）___of course you'll win"．As the match started，my opponent's true（44）___ came out．She came straight at me and landed a head kick on me，（45）___ three points in the first five seconds．I was so shocked，（46）___ and forgot everything my coach said．I was kicking （47）___，in hopes of not losing．But（48）___ hit me．I lost 21-5.1had never lost before．I was afraid of the girl，and to me，her name was（49）___ with defeat．

　　The experience lasted with me．I worked and trained harder than before．I listened to my（50）___ wholeheartedly and made sure I was not overconfident．The following year，I （51）___ the same girl once again at the state championships．I was （52）___ But with encouragement from my coach，I （53）___ some confidence．When the fight started，I did not panic like the previous match but listened to my coach's （54）___．His voice（55）___ me around the ring （拳击场），attacking at key moments．The main thought in my head was not about winning or losing，（56）___ doing my best．Eventually，I won．My hard work，and listening to my coach all（57）___．My opponent had the （58）___ skinny figure，but did not frighten me anymore．

　　From this experience，I learned not to let confidence overshadow reality．It is important to（59）___the fact that there are people better than you．But with this idea in mind，you can work hard to become that person mat is better．This experience also taught me not to judge others based on their （60）___．

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