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 Our 17-year old Olympian Embla Matilde Njerve is an idol and a symbol of hope.

As a pole vaulter she works hard every day to push her limits.

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She constantly must suppress the most destructive sentence that humankind can say:

"This is impossible."

I imagine that the following mental steps are obligatory if she shall succeed:

"I want to do this"

"I believe I can make it"

"Here we go"

Then she lifts the pole and happily starts running.

The youth owns the future.

But we are free to copy their way of thinking.