How your genetics can affect your performance in activities like sports
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- Scene 1: Thomas Donald and Carlos Mattis
- Yeah man I jumped up to like 7'0" once.
- Wanna show us those jumping skills?
- Scene 2: Thomas Donald qualifies for nationals
- And in 4th place is Donald Thomas!
- Scene 3: Donald Thomas competes in the Olympics
- And Donald Thomas makes his way to the finals!
- In this scene, Donald Thomas is bragging to Carlos Mattis about his dunking skills. Wanting Thomas to walk the talk, Carlos bets that Thomas can't clear 6'6" in the high jump. To everyone's dismay, Thomas clears 6'6", then 6'8", then 7'0", completely destroying the previous Lindenwood high record.
- Scene 4: Donald Thomas wins the Olympics
- I did it! I really did it!
- In this scene, only two days after his stunt in Lindenwood high, Thomas Donald competes and qualifies for the national championships in high jumping, completely shattering the previous Lantz Indoor Fieldhouse record in the process. With 2 months' worth of competitive high jumping training under his belt, Donald Thomas jumps into fourth place at the Commonwealth Games in Australia.
- Scene 5: The Achilles Tendon
- Your legs are very interesting!
- After spending 8 months training for the Olympic high jumping scene, Donald Thomas travels to Osaka to represent his home country of his native Bahamas. Along with Stefan Holm (the previous reigning champion of high jumping), Donald Thomas is able to make it to the finals of high jumping.
- In this scene, along with Stefan Holm and other competitors, Donald Thomas makes his way to the finals. Stefan Holm and Donald Thomas both cleared 7’3”, 7’5”, 7’6.5”, and 7’7.73” with ease. However, unlike everyone else, Donald Thomas clears 7'8.5", becoming the Olympic champion in high jumping in the 2007 Olympics.
- From one Olympic champion to another, you did a good job!
- In this scene, Donald Thomas's body is being analyzed and studied by scientist Masaki Ishikawa. After his stunning performance combined with the lack of training, many people wondered how exactly he was able to achieve great heights. After studying Donald Thomas, Ishikawa realized that his long legs and huge Achilles Tendon gave him the ability to store much more energy when he bends down which is how he could reach stunning heights.
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