Brazil's Gabrielzinho aims for Paralympic pool treble
Brazilian swimmer Gabriel dos Santos Araujo, also known as Gabrielzinho, is on a quest for a treble at the Paris Paralympics, after winning two golds and a silver at the Tokyo Games three years ago.
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00:00Go Marcos!
00:10Go Marcos, go Marcos!
00:20Bruno, you're going to be the first, right?
00:22Of course.
00:23I understand, I understand.
00:25It's worth it, right?
00:26God willing, I'll defend my titles.
00:29These are the two gold medals I already have.
00:31The main goal is to get my silver medal,
00:35turn it into gold.
00:36And of course, in the best possible way,
00:39performing and swimming well.
00:41I'm working hard for that, not just for the medal,
00:44but for a good performance.
00:46The first thing that caught my attention was his ability,
00:59outside of the pools.
01:00He has a lot of motor coordination,
01:03he's very intelligent,
01:04so he can solve a lot of everyday situations.
01:07That caught my attention,
01:09especially with the cell phone,
01:11things that we have the ability to do with our hands,
01:13without our hands he could do it very well.
01:16So I thought, this guy has something different.
01:18And then in the water, I discovered his other potentials.
01:29The main thing in Gabriel's quality,
01:34I think, is persistence and balance.
01:40So I think this persistence,
01:42all the times people said no,
01:47this didn't diminish him.
01:49He persisted more.
01:51He's already in the water, right?
01:53He's born.
02:00We can't even calculate how many obstacles we go through a day,
02:03but it only serves to strengthen us.
02:07We can be what we want to be,
02:10depending on the area,
02:12depending on what you dream of,
02:14what you believe in.
02:15You always have to pursue your dream,
02:18always work to become the best at what you want to be.