To become the Olympic champion in the individual (个人) all-around event, Gabby Douglas had to leave everything she _ 41 _ best. She had to _ 42 _ her bedroom in Virginia. She had to say _ 43 _ to her two dogs and to the beach, where she loved to _ 44 _ waves on her board. But it was _ 45 _ to take the leap (飞跃), however _ 46 _ it would be. Even at 14, Douglas knew that. So she _ 47 _ about 1,200 miles away from home, to _ 48 _ with a coach from China. She lived with a family she had never _ 49 _ and everything was new to her.
As it turned out, Douglas did _ 50 _ what she needed to do to become Olympic champion when she _ 51 _ two Russians. The Chinese coach _ 52 _ Douglas into one of the best gymnasts in the _ 53 _ , helping her skyrocket from an _ 54 _ member of the national team to the top of the sport. By _ 55 _ the Olympic all-around title, she became the first black woman to do so. She _ 56 _ the competition from beginning to end. She said she had felt _ 57 _ all along that she would win.
Not so long ago, Martha Karoly the coordinator (联络人) of the women’s national team, did not think Douglas had what it _ 58 _ to be an Olympian. As time went by, she thought _ 59 _ that she could make the London Games — and win.
“I’m going to inspire so many people,” she said. “I’m ready to _ 60 _ .” And shine she did.