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Published 17:15 IST, August 19th 2020

Inspiring video of 10-year-old skater winning hearts on internet; Watch

A video showing a 10 year old skater refusing to give up has amazed the netizens. Uploaded by Rex Chapman, the video has gathered over 1 million views.

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A motivational video of a girl trying to get her skateboarding skills right has left the netizens stunned. Former American basketball player Rex Chapman has shared the video on his Twitter account, leaving the netizens amazed. According to reports, the video was originally shared on the Instagram profile of the 10-year-old girl Fay Ebert. The bio says that her profile is managed by her mom. 

The 32 seconds short video shows Fay jumping over a deck of skateboards, trying to make a successful landing. However, initially she is seen failing as she falls on the ground but she decides not to give up. Her hard work finally pays off when she is able to land successfully after 4 attempts. In the background, we can hear voices of other children, cheering and supporting her. During the end of the video, we see a slow motion version of her attempt at jumping over the decks and landing successfully. 

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Uploaded on August 18, the video has managed to gather over 1 million views. Inspired by the video, a user wrote, "It's not luck, it's perseverance. Getting hurt isn't that bad, depending on the injury of course you don't improve if you don't push your limits. The trick is to get right back at it. The more you think about it, the less you want to". Defining perseverance, another user wrote, "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result — the definition of insanity? No, it’s the definition of perseverance!!!". The video has garnered nearly 70.5K likes and 15.1K Retweets and comments. People have also retweeted the video, giving it their own caption. 

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Netizens amazed

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(Image Credits: Twitter/RexChapman)

Updated 17:15 IST, August 19th 2020