Well, friends, I’ll be honest with you. I prepared quite a lot for this competition, both mentally and physically. I practiced some good combos with my partner and me to take to the event. I had very high expectations about my participation; I thought I would at least make it past the second round. But, spoiler: I didn’t even get past the first round. Honestly, I felt very disappointed at that moment, especially when I saw several duos pass that, in my eyes, hadn’t done as well. And, well, we didn’t make it through, and that really disappointed me. I felt very sad and unmotivated because, despite all that effort, the same thing happened again.

Many athletes told me that my round was good, but that there were some things missing. They told me it’s a matter of keep pushing, not to get discouraged, and not to see myself as a bad athlete, and that I need to learn to lose. I understand that very well, but honestly, it hit me hard. However, that doesn’t mean I can’t say I had a great time, that I gave my all in that competition, and that I’m happy about it. I won’t regret it because I know I put in enough effort. There are many things to improve, and just like the great Tony said, you learn from failure, not so much from success. So, I have to keep pushing, keep working, and striving to be better.

I promise to come back stronger in the next competition and give more than my maximum, more than 100%, more than 200%! Well, friends, I’ll be seeing you. This was a little blog about my participation in this year’s Dual's Battles. See you in the next post. 💪🔥