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<v ->So I started going to the Boys &amp; Girls Club</v>

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when I was about 11 years old.

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There were a lot of challenges that

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my family was dealing with.

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I didn't believe in myself.

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I was dealing with depression.

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The mentors that I met there

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and everything that I had experienced in the club

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has changed my life, and honestly, saved my life.

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Just to be able to have adults who believe in you

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when you don't believe that you have a future

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is incredibly impactful.

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<v ->Whitney Stewart.</v>

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(applauding)

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♪ You're doing good. ♪

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<v ->Now as the National Youth of the Year,</v>

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I'm able to look at kids across the United States

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who've lived similar struggles as me,

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and be able to say that, you can do this too.

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You can be successful as well.

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<v ->Comcast NBC Universal is pleased to announce</v>

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that you are going to be their guest at the Rio Olympics.

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<v ->When I told my friends and family</v>

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that I was going to Rio in the summer for the Olympics,

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they had the funniest reaction.

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They were all saying, well, if you're going

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can certain stuff be in your suitcase?

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I am incredibly excited to be able

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to see everything behind the scenes.

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I'm just going to live in the moment,

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and just sort of soak up all of these blessings.