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how to give 100%

Paddling on the sea is a beautiful experience, which gives me a lot of new experiences, not only the sports I had never tried before but also the teamwork spirit, the so-called giving out 100%.

On Oct 2nd, we arrived at Stanley beach in the early morning while the whole coast had been packed with crowds. In total, 50 teams attended the Stanley Dragon Boat Festival, and finally, we got Second Prize. Our team is named LORELAI, which represents the goddess from German history. Our captain divided all of us into two teams, one team with all the strongest paddlers and the rest are more from the new joiner and some weak links. Unexpectedly, the strong paddler team won the second prize, and the first prize was given to a national professional team who had won the cup for many years.

Interestingly, when the captain told us that we should give 100% on the boat, I could understand it logically yet could not feel it when I was on the race. I saw everyone was so exhausted when they finished the race and could barely breathe. However, I feel tired, yet it’s ok and normal, maybe as tired as previous training. I felt calm, happy, and a bit excited, yet I could not feel challenged, too exhausted, or painful. I tried to keep up the speed during the whole process, and maybe I subconsciously prioritized the timing and chose to exit water earlier, which made the entire process easier?

In total, we run three races that day, the semi-final and final ones. And I did feel a bit more tired and engaged more mussels by correcting some gestures in the last race. However, when looking at the rest team members, I think they gave more than 100%, maybe 120%, during the competition. It’s an interesting observation about myself, such as, even in high school, I still lived a routine life under high pressure, such as the last year of high school when everybody tried 120% for the entrance exam to the university. I don’t have the stamina to pull through. Maybe no answer and no need to improve.

Another observation: I am more confident about being myself in crowds. I was still open and took initiatives to make new friends and be curious about others. However, I didn’t feel nervous when I didn’t have someone similar or close to talk to. I was happy to be there and purely enjoyed all the group activities, the environment, the weather, and all alone.

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how to give 100%

Paddling on the sea is a beautiful experience, which gives me a lot of new experiences, not only the sports I had never tried before but also the teamwork spirit, the so-called giving out 100%.

On Oct 2nd, we arrived at Stanley beach in the early morning while the whole coast had been packed with crowds. In total, 50 teams attended the Stanley Dragon Boat Festival, and finally, we got Second Prize. Our team is named LORELAI, which represents the goddess from German history. Our captain divided all of us into two teams, one team with all the strongest paddlers and the rest are more from the new joiners and some weak links. Unexpectedly, the strong paddler team won the second prize, and the first prize was given to a national professional team who had won the cup for many years / won the cup many times.

Interestingly, when the captain told us that we should give 100% on the boat, I could understand it logically yet could not feel it when I was in the race / during the race. I saw everyone was so exhausted when they finished the race and could barely breathe. However, I felt tired, but it was ok and normal, maybe as tired as in previous trainings. I felt calm, happy, and a bit excited, yet I could not feel challenged, too exhausted, or painful / in pain. I tried to keep up the speed during the whole process, and maybe I subconsciously prioritized the timing and chose to exit water earlier, which made the entire process easier?

In total, we did three races that day, including the semi-final and final ones. And I did feel a bit more tired and engaged more muscles by correcting some of my movements in the last race. However, when looking at the rest of the team members, I think they gave more than 100%, maybe 120%, during the competition. It’s an interesting observation about / of myself, such as (hmm not sure why you’re using “such as” here), even in high school, I still lived a routine life under high pressure, including the last year of high school when everybody tried 120% for the entrance exam for university. I didn’t have the stamina to pull through. Maybe there is no answer and no need to improve.

Another observation: I am more confident about being myself in crowds. I was still open and took initiatives to make new friends and be curious about others. However, I didn’t feel nervous when I didn’t have someone similar or close to talk to. I was happy to be there and purely enjoyed all the group activities, the environment, the weather, despite being alone.