The Competitor (Encore)

Whose Amazing Life?

Wondery

Stories For Kids, Imagined Life, Kids & Family

4.4 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

For years, you were made to feel like you didn't fit in because of the color of your skin. With your dad's encouragement, you become determined to compete in a professional sport where, in order to win, you can't just blend in. You have to stand out.

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0:00.0	Wondry Plus subscribers can listen to Who's Amazing Life early and ad free right now.
0:05.7	Join Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or Wondry Kids Plus on Apple Podcasts.
0:15.5	From Wondery, I'm A Sanderson, and this is Who's Amazing Life?
0:23.5	You've heard of people who changed the course of history, but before they made their mark on the world,
0:29.0	they were people like you and me, still trying to figure out what they wanted to do with their lives.
0:34.2	On this episode, you will be that person everyone knows.
0:38.3	You might be a musician, or an athlete, a scientist, or a painter.
0:46.3	You may know what the person accomplished later in life, but now you can experience everything
0:51.3	they faced along the way.
0:53.3	From challenges and heartbreak to triumphs and excitement,
0:58.1	all the moments that built this person into someone who would change the world.
1:03.1	There will be clues, so pay attention.
1:05.8	But only in the end will you find out who you are.
1:10.2	So sit back and imagine your amazing life as
1:13.6	the competitor.
1:19.6	Imagine you're running through a bamboo forest when suddenly you catch a glimpse of another ninja, clad all in red.
1:32.3	It's your rival.
1:34.3	He's keeping pace with you on the other side of the tree line.
1:38.3	You lock eyes, but the moment you blink...
1:41.3	He's gone!
1:43.3	You scan your surroundings.
1:45.8	Everything is completely still.
	...

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