Well, the first person that comes to my mind by reading this question was my former swimming coach, Saman Sulatani. She was my teacher for more than 6 years from age 12-18. She was not only my coach, but she was also one of my greatest friends. I’ve learned a lot from her. One thing that I really admire about Saman is that she always challenges herself and she is so determined to achieve her goals and to achieve success. When she had a goal, she always set her mind to that thing and she wouldn’t stop trying until she got it. She used to be in the Kayaking national team of Iran, but for some reason she had to migrate to Austria. In the last Olympics, she achieved one of the greatest achievements that she participated in the Olympics of 2024. She was so important in my life and she still is because she has so much effect on my personal life and even on my job as a teacher. She was so compassionate about her students, she always worried about us and she taught us to push our boundaries and always challenge ourselves and never stop trying for getting our goals. She was so resilient as a young girl. She started working as an 18 year old girl and she achieved so many successful goals. I’m so proud of her.
Band 7+: Describe a sportsperson/athlete that you admire
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Well, the first person that comes to my mind when reading this question is my former swimming coach, Saman Sulatani. She was my teacher for more than six years, from age 12 to 18. She was not only my coach, but she was also one of my greatest friends. I've learned a lot from her. One thing that I really admire about Saman is that she always challenges herself, and she is so determined to achieve her goals and success. When she had a goal, she always set her mind to it and wouldn't stop trying until she accomplished it. She used to be on the kayaking national team of Iran, but for some reason, she had to migrate to Austria. In the last Olympics, she achieved one of her greatest accomplishments by participating in the Olympics of 2024. She was so important in my life, and she still is because she has had such a significant effect on my personal life and even on my job as a teacher. She was so compassionate about her students; she always worried about us and taught us to push our boundaries, challenge ourselves, and never stop trying to achieve our goals. She was so resilient as a young girl. She started working at 18 and achieved so many successful goals. I'm so proud of her.
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