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“It's hard to put what it means into words. It's just a dream I had when I was a little kid. It's not every day [you] get to make your lifelong dream come true. The point of doing things in life is you pursue a goal, and you go after it, you reach it and you pick another one. But they're hard to attain.”

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Jonathan Horton

Jonathan Horton is an accomplished American gymnast born on December 31, 1985. He achieved significant success in the sport, particularly in the horizontal bar and parallel bars events. Horton won the gold medal in the men's team competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and secured a silver in the individual events. His technical prowess and elegant performances have captivated audiences worldwide. more

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