00:04It's from so much more than what I dreamed.
00:28All of the bodybuilders were athletes, but Shelly was exceptional.
00:33The difference was how hard she worked.
00:35Her deafness forded her a cocoon of being able to focus.
00:39She was one of the top bodybuilders in the world.
00:47To know Shelly, you need to know both sides of her.
00:53Shelly became a bodybuilder because she needed to pack on all this armor.
00:58Experiences that Shelly shared about how she grew up and being in foster care seemed very painful.
01:08Shelly would say that no man will ever hurt me again.
01:13This is her story that she threw out.
01:17Shelly learned to self-medicate with drugs and alcohol.
01:20It goes so much deeper than the physical addiction.
01:23And with this, a master can be the best of her.
01:28Her outlet was her training. In her training, she was free.
01:34She had a physical strong heart, but she had a strong loving heart too.
01:40She had a real soft spot for deaf kids.
01:43When I saw how much it meant to them to meet her, it made me realize how special this person
01:48was in the world.
01:50I was a little bit different girl wanting muscle.
01:55But I did it because it made me feel good about myself.
01:59I needed to follow my heart.
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