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Aly Raisman with Blythe Lawrence
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Enjoy this quick read about a three-time gold medal-winning Olympic gymnast and the team captain of the United States Olympic team. Since she was a little girl, Aly Raisman had always dreamed of going to the Olympics. Things were looking great, until her focus fell; she had to learn the hard way the road through herself would be harder.


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