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Steve, a young man who was inspired to become a boxer, stood in the dark, all dressed like a boxer, in red boxing gloves and shorts. Not because he was afraid of light, but he wanted to focus on what stood before him as an opponent.

While others felt he wasn't fit for boxing following his recent knee injury, he was persistent and wouldn't allow the words from others to discourage him. Gad had told him something he held onto strongly and was ready to work with it.
"Act like it," he had told him. "You may not be a top world boxer, but act like it. You may just be preparing your subconscious mind to help you win," he added.

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Steve stood there, his hands raised to his face in defense. He threw a few punches in the air and returned to defending. At intervals, he punched the mannequin standing before him hard and celebrated each perfect punch. When the mannequin dropped to the ground, he acted like the champion he envisioned becoming. Steve continued this for months, and he was lucky to join the tournament after a year, where he won three matches to qualify.

It wasn't an easy tournament for Steve, who was joining for the first time, but the resistance he had built by acting like a champion helped him stay strong. He didn't make it as the champion of the year, but came second, an astonishment to people, who realized he had made it this far as a new boxer.