On the day of the competition I was extremely nervous because Australia people are tall and I am short. But I kept telling myself to be confident. If you were not confident, you would not be able to fight well. When it was my turn, I walked up to the court and saw my opponent. She was the same height as me so I thought to myself maybe I have a good chance of winning. Just before the fight, Mr Rivas told me what to do, how to win points and how to confuse the opponent. I won the first round. I told myself I could do it, I could win! During half-time, Mr Rivas told me I was doing well and told me to do double turning kicks to get more points. In the second round, I saw that my opponent kept looking at the score board so when I had the chance, I swung my leg and kicked her and scored many points. The score at the end was 7-2 and I was the champion!
I felt very happy with myself because this was my first overseas competition and I won! The lesson that I learnt is to be confident about yourself and don’t be nervous.
I kept my promise to my Kong Kong. This morning, I showed him my gold trophy through Skype. He was in a hospital in Thailand lying on a bed. He did not smile or say anything because he was in a semi-coma. But I know deep down in his heart he is very proud of me.
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