Brazil's Gabrielzinho aims for Paralympic pool treble

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Brazilian swimmer Gabriel dos Santos Araujo, also known as Gabrielzinho, is on a quest for a treble at the Paris Paralympics, after winning two golds and a silver at the Tokyo Games three years ago.

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00:00Go Marcos!

00:10Go Marcos, go Marcos!

00:20Bruno, you're going to be the first, right?

00:22Of course.

00:23I understand, I understand.

00:25It's worth it, right?

00:26God willing, I'll defend my titles.

00:29These are the two gold medals I already have.

00:31The main goal is to get my silver medal,

00:35turn it into gold.

00:36And of course, in the best possible way,

00:39performing and swimming well.

00:41I'm working hard for that, not just for the medal,

00:44but for a good performance.

00:46The first thing that caught my attention was his ability,

00:59outside of the pools.

01:00He has a lot of motor coordination,

01:03he's very intelligent,

01:04so he can solve a lot of everyday situations.

01:07That caught my attention,

01:09especially with the cell phone,

01:11things that we have the ability to do with our hands,

01:13without our hands he could do it very well.

01:16So I thought, this guy has something different.

01:18And then in the water, I discovered his other potentials.

01:29The main thing in Gabriel's quality,

01:34I think, is persistence and balance.

01:40So I think this persistence,

01:42all the times people said no,

01:47this didn't diminish him.

01:49He persisted more.

01:51He's already in the water, right?

01:53He's born.

02:00We can't even calculate how many obstacles we go through a day,

02:03but it only serves to strengthen us.

02:07We can be what we want to be,

02:10depending on the area,

02:12depending on what you dream of,

02:14what you believe in.

02:15You always have to pursue your dream,

02:18always work to become the best at what you want to be.

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