To my chief strategist David Axelrod who's been a partner with me every step of the way.

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"I will push myself forward, and I will carry her with me every step of the way, " said Thomas Luong, her roommate and friend since high school.

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Mr. Graham shows me a ballet step with fins, the legs moving outward in opposite directions, the feet flat, slowing the ascending diver, turning the body from side to side to see the reef.

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"Obviously this is a big step up for me but, with respect to Audley, I had only started boxing when he was winning the gold medal in Sydney, " he explained in more measured tones than in his original outburst.

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' And to a certain extent, they're absolutely correct: if I have to be the Laura June that my step-mother (who was friends with me on Facebook, back when I had an account) knows when I'm commenting on Gawker, well, my behavior will be much different.

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The rest step, which I still practice today, allows me to walk or climb with little effort.

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Overtaking struggling runners with a very literal spring in my step in the closing stages of a race gave me a particular sense of achievement.

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He is with me wherever I go, and you can bet he is by my side every step of the way as I conquer every continent, 26.2 miles at a time.

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