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I am Yang Yuan-Ching.
I am from Taiwan.
I've enjoyed playing yo-yo since I was little.
When I play yo-yo...
I get to forget all my troubles...
and I find myself to be the happiest.
However, most people didn't think of it this way.
They teased that I was childish and that I didn't study hard enough.
Some even said that I was wasting my parents' hard-earned money.
Until one day...
I saw a new possibility.
Through performance...
through music...
I was able to spread my happiness!
Standing on this stage they called "The Streets"...
I begin to bring the others closer to me.
All those hard work that I put in all by myself...
now I get to perform it in front of an audience.
I don't look at street performances as work or a job.
It's more of a motivation for me.
On the streets, I want to prove that yo-yo is not just a toy.
It is a PERFORMANING ART.
Along the way, I've met a lot of people...
and their encouragement and applause have also changed me over time.
When the crowd starts cheering...
that pure and simple enthusiasm...
is a happiness that I can never forget.
It gives me more courage to stand on a stage and perform my favorite yo-yo.
Next, I want to share this enthusiasm with the rest of the world.
I don't need to be the best...
but I want to be IRREPLACEABLE.
I want to play yo-yo for the rest of my life.