"He was telling me I need to finish second, and he was also telling me 'Don't step on the line,' and he was also telling me, 'Just try to stay close.' They shot the gun and I saw him for about maybe two or three seconds.

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because it's in LA and I wanted to stay close, near to my family.

因为这是在洛杉矶，我想离家人近一点。

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Well, I'm from that area so I wanted to stay close to home.

嗯，我就是这里的人，所以想离家近一点。

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