The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? If you Google "how athletes feel after winning"  you will find a series of adjectives: overwhelmed, incredulous, numbed, happy. When I was in eighth grade, I understood what they meant. After placing first in the Brazilian Informatics Olympiads (OBI), I felt the same. Inspired by this...