走近百大冠軍96期Wendy：克服挫折後，你會獲得信心…面對奪冠，我並沒有沉溺於成功的喜悅。我想起了我整個人生都在為健美而奮鬥，我很高興站在健美舞臺上，用我健美旅程來激勵他人。
這不是假惺惺（如果你知道我，你知道我的打從心底的！）我可以從經驗中看到了自己的堅韌，在我生命中最艱難的一年（生病了），面對不可預知的困難，我總感覺內心有股力量在支撐著我。
這張照片是我最好的舞臺表演之一。2014年我在芝加哥的職業比賽中的完美髮揮，這是我最最難忘的時刻。人們不知道的是，就在這一週前，我患上了一個可怕的生理頑疾。我的體重增加了很多，而且我的狀態比非賽季還要糟糕。
比賽臨近，我從來不曾面對過這樣大的挑戰，所以我不得不硬著頭皮克服這個挑戰。我不知道這是否可行，但我知道如果我放棄我會後悔的。我專注於我能夠控制的，最終我成功克服了！
當下的我是史無前例的，所以，“贏”是建立在一切“錯誤”之上的經驗，並推動我成為最好的我。當我再接再厲，這次的經驗我將收入囊中，我可以告訴你，在我不打算放棄的時候，我就做好了迎接更多困難的準備。
正是這次的經歷讓我充滿信心。我不想老生常談：“失敗”是必要的或是成功旅行的一部分。世界上沒有什麼事情時完美的，困難來了你就去挑戰。
當事情變得困難或不可能時，我們不能放棄自己。我們發現隨著時間的推移，獎盃、獎品、讚譽只是過眼雲煙。我們必須建立對自己的信任、適應力和對自己能力的信心。
信心不是建立在完美的境遇之下。它是通過克服不完美的境遇而建立起來的。
You gain confidence after overcoming setbacks... Not by reflecting on moments of perfection I feel so connected to the journey l have personally experienced over the span of nearly a lifetime of competing, and I feel so happy to be standing here able touse that journey to lift up others. That is not cheesy (if youknow me, you know that I mean that from the bottom ofmy heart!! ) What I can say from experience, and given the fact that this has been one of the toughest years of mylife (behind the scenes), is that I feel a sense of calm andcomfort in being able to push forward despite anyunforeseen obstacles.
This photo is a throwback to one of my best stage performances. I was at my all-time best at this moment in 2014 at the Chicago Pro...
What people didn't know, was that just one week prior, I was suffering with a horrendous bout of endometriosis. I was up a lot in weight, and my inflammation made me look worse than off-season (at justone week out).
I had never overcome this challenge so close to a show, so I had to overcome this challenge blindly. I had no idea if it would work out, but I knew thatI would regret giving up. Well, I focused on what I could control, and I OVERCAME that problem!
I was my best ever (at that timeO).So, the :"win" was the experience of everything going "wrong" and pushing forward to be my best. As I continued, I put that one experience in my collection ofother experiences.. And let me tell you, there have been many more obstacles I have had to overcome as I have not given up on myself in a looooong time.
It is experienceslike this that keep me going with confidence.I'm not trying to push an idea of : "failing"being necessary or a part of one ' s jourmey... It just is. It just is. We simplycannot carry on with everything working out perfectly.
And we cannot give up on ourselves when things seem hard or impossible. We discover over time that the trophies, the prizes, the accolades are not physical objects anymore. We have to build trust in ourselves, resilience,and confidence in our capabilities.
Confidence is not built from perfect circumstances... It is built by overcoming imperfect circumstances.
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