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You

learn that

you can learn.

Picture yourself playing your favorite

sport. You may not remember, but there

was a day when you’d never played it before.

You had never, say, kicked a soccer ball—ever.

But look at you now: You have skills! You

learned a few things and then a few more.

You’re still improving. Throughout your

life, you’ll always need to learn—

whether it’s skills for your

career . . .

I need to

fix this Mars

Rover, stat!

. . . or to under-

stand what’s going

on in the world and

solve problems.

As president of

the United States,

here’s what

I think . . .

As an athlete, you understand it’s OK not to know everything at first,

because you can learn. That translates to confidence and bravery.

You learn to handle pressure situations.

Races, games, matches—in sports, competition can equal excitement.

There are bound to be pressure-filled situations, like when your team is

down by one in the ninth inning and you’re up to bat.

In solo sports you take on pressure, too. Imagine you’re surfing: You see

the perfect wave forming, and you’re trying to position yourself to catch

it before it’s gone. You learn it can be fun to conquer a challenge.

That doesn’t mean you’ll never be worried or nervous. You learn to

recognize nerves, take a deep breath, and face the task head-on.

And a girl who’s ready to face a challenge with gusto instead of

fear will go far.