Giulia Bartolini is an Italian water polo champ, but when she first dived into the sport, coaches told her she wasn\u2019t cut out for the extremely demanding game. They said she was too short and too small. But she proved the skeptics wrong, scoring goal after goal as a member of Italy\u2019s top water polo teams. Today she\u2019s an inspiration to others, in and out of the pool.<\/p>\n

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