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Someone that inspires me is Simone Biles; she kept her head up even after coming from an abusive home. Her and her sister, Adria, went to live with their grandma in Ohio at a very young age, and were raised there. Their grandma ended up adopting the two girls, and became like a mom to them, so thats what they called her.…
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