Aly Raisman predicted she would compete in the Olympics at age 9

Kids have lofty dreams. Sometimes they come true.
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Kids usually have lofty dreams for when they grow up. Sometimes, they actually come true.

Team USA gymnast Aly Raisman (the one whose parents stole our hearts with their animated reactions) predicted that she would become an Olympian at summer camp in 2003. She was just 9 years old.

Emily Cohn, managing editor of Tech Insider tweeted a photo on Wednesday of her summer camp's yearbook, which includes a section where the kids in the camp predicted where they would be in 20 years time. On the list, Aly Raisman's prediction is simply "an Olympic gymnast."


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Cohn told Mashable that the two attended Camp Wicosuta together in New Hampshire during the summer of 2003.

Raisman wasn't the first Olympian this year to predict that they would compete in the games. Runner Morolake Akinosun predicted 5 years ago that she would also be an Olympian.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 09: Alexandra Raisman of the United States competes on the balance beam during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) Credit: Getty Images

On Tuesday, Raisman and the rest of the Final Five netted Team USA a gold medal in the women's all-around gymnastics final.

BONUS: Team USA has got this

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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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