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Two Young Athletes

FROM LEFT: EVERLAST WORLDWIDE; KIM SYMONDS

Fierce Fighter

JESSELYN SILVA (above, left) is 12 years old. She is a boxer. She competes against other kids in a boxing ring. Jesselyn is very hardworking. She practices five days a week. She dreams of winning a gold medal at the Olympics. Jesselyn has this advice for kids: “Don’t be scared to try something new.”

Riding High

QUINCY SYMONDS (above, right) is 10 years old. When she was 4, she asked her dad to take her surfing. Now Quincy is one of the best young surfers in Australia. She wins many surfing contests. Quincy dreams of riding waves all over the world. “Even if you are small, you can still do big things,” she told TFK.