My name is Randal Willars Valdez.
I'm 15 years old and I'm from Mexico.
And I practice diving.
My greatest dream is becoming an Olympic champion
and being part of diving history.
When he was just 9 years old,
he already knew exactly what he wanted.
He said "Mom, you always tell me to follow my dreams."
"I know exactly what I want, and that is...
to be the best in the world."
I've been doing diving for 9 years.
Since I was 6 years old. And I'm 15 now.
Diving is a judged sport, it is very aesthetic.
And it involves jumping into the water
and twist and turn in the air.
Then diving in and trying to splash as little as possible.
My favorite thing about this sport is
the feeling of flying, of being in the air.
The adrenaline you feel while you're diving in.
When you jump and know that once you're in the air,
you have to fall, no matter what.
Because there is no coming back.
The Mexican phenotype is ideal for diving.
That has helped Mexicans stand out.
I remember Carlos Girona, in the 80's.
From then on, I keep seeing Mexicans win at diving.
Platas, Paola Espinosa, Rommel Pacheco.
When I got here to Mexico, I had to share my room
with Randal, a 9 year old kid who left his parents behind.
And who had taken that decision by himself.
To get to Mexico City to train with the Chinese team.
I thought that if I wanted to be the best,
I needed to train with the best.
And that's when I said "I want to stay in Mexico,
here's where I want to be".
He's left so many things behind for the sake of diving.
His friends, the piano... and then even his home.
It was tough, and yes, my heart was broken,
because I knew that... he wasn't coming back.
I don't regret it, honestly. It's what I love the most.
And I'll keep on doing until my body can do it no more.
This kid is like three steps ahead of the rest at his level.
Being just 15 years,
he's already competing in the major leagues,
at my very same level.
He scored 9th place worldwide at my level.
I've no doubt he can go for the Gold Medal
at the Youth Olympic Games.
And I'm sure we'll be in the same team
when we try for the medals at Tokyo 2020.
Before I dive in a competition I try to focus.
To be as cool as possible, to mimic the moves.
And once you're standing on the platform,
you disconnect yourself from everything else.
As I diver, once you fall, you already know whether
it went well or not.
When it goes wrong,
sometimes you don't even want to come out of the water.
You want to stay there forever.
When you do a perfect dive, you know it while falling.
You can feel it. And...
there's nothing better than doing a great dive,
coming out and having all of the people cheering,
recognizing your efforts and accomplishments.
The Olympic Games are the most important competition
that a diver can face.
My greatest dream is to go to the Olympic Games
and win a medal.
I'm giving my all to achieve my dream.
Every day I wake up and think about that.
I'll be there; and I can see myself
doing my last dive and winning that medal.
And I won't let...
I won't let that dream pass me by.