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The Motocross Champion A Story for X by Dr. Maggie BenedictMontgomery

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Page 1: The$Motocross$Champion$ · 2016. 12. 21. · Iwasn’talways$as$ greatas$Iam$now.$$ Ihad$to$learn$and$ work$hard$to$getso$ good.$ $ When$Iwas$11$years$ old,$Ilearned$atrick$ thatIcall$

The  Motocross  Champion  A  Story  for  X    

by  Dr.  Maggie  Benedict-­‐Montgomery  

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 Lots  of  people  ask  me  how  I  learned  to  be  such  a  

great  dirt  bike  rider.    

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 I  wasn’t  always  as  great  as  I  am  now.    I  had  to  learn  and  work  hard  to  get  so  

good.    

When  I  was  11  years  old,  I  learned  a  trick  that  I  call  Stop  and  

Think.  

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Before  I  learned  to  Stop  and  Think,  I  was  really  good  at  driving  my  bike  FAST.  During  races,  I  tried  to  go  as  fast  as  I  could,  but  I  sIll  didn’t  win.  There  was  always  

something  that  got  in  my  way.    

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SomeImes  I  fell  behind  because  I  would  run  into  other  riders.    Other  Imes,  I  would  get  stuck  in  the  mud.      And  someImes  I  would  crash  because  I  tried  to  go  too  fast.  

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One  day  my  coach  said  to  me,  “You  need  to  learn  to  Stop  and  Think.  When  you  feel  like  you  want  to  go  FAST,  take  a  minute  to  think  first  about  what  you  

should  do  and  how  fast  you  should  go.”  

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I  know  it  sounds  easy,  but  it’s  not.  I  had  to  pracIce  and  pracIce  A  LOT.    

 I  even  pracIced  Stop  and  Think  during  Imes  when  I  

was  off  my  bike.  

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Stop  and  Think  helped  me  decide  how  FAST  I  wanted  to  go.    

I’m  proud  of  myself  for  learning  how,  and  now  I’m  a  world  champion  motocross  rider!