Linoy Ashram is the embodiment of excellence, a good kid from Rishon Lezion, who never allowed anything to keep her from self-actualization.
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The courage to dream, to set a goal, and go all in to be the best in the world doesn't differ from decorated athletes to Nobel Prize laureates to startup entrepreneurs who dream of a big exist.
The athlete and her coach were full partners in her fate. One brings tons of talent, motivation, determination, and is at center stage. She has the responsibility to perform her best, as well as the physical and mental exertion. The other offers the same talents, and she is responsible for planning and overseeing the athlete, and solving the thousands of issue that pop up, devoting herself entirely to the success of the partnership.
When was the last time you went to sleep and woke up to a day that would change your lives? A single day in which you could touch the sky and fulfill your dearest dream – or crash and be disappointed. A day that might never return, and a chance you might never have again.
Linoy's long road, from childhood to the Tokyo Olympic Games, all led to two days of truth in which every part of the huge puzzle had to come together, two days in which she needed to be the best she could be, better than everyone else, the best in the world. Two days in which technical, physical, and mental abilities had to come together as one; two days in which she had to cast out all her fears and concentrate on her chances of success despite the risk of failure.
Linoy Ashram and Ayelet Zussman woke up Saturday in Tokyo to a morning on which only the limits of human endurance counted. Nothing else would be enough, certainly not against the wonderful, experienced competitors who represented the world's biggest rhythmic gymnastics powerhouse. They looked them straight in the eyes, and attained physical and mental heights that are an example for every boy and girl in Israel.
Yesterday, Linoy gve me an unforgettable experience at the eighth Olympic Games I attended, and after I thought I'd already seen it all. I was as excited as a little girl to sing "Hatikvah," wrapped in an Israeli flag and surrounded by the support staff of Israeli sports – professional managers, doctors, psychologists.
The dedicated, determined, and modest Linoy Ashram is part of the biggest and most successful Israeli Olympic delegation to date. A delegation with depth, made up of athletes and coaches who made it, who fill our hearts with immense pride.
There is no doubt that every member of the delegation is an example of Israeli excellence.
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