Read the excerpt from an interview with Florence Griffith-Joyner. WILL: Where does the self-confidence and radiance that you have come from? FLORENCE GRIFFITH-JOYNER: I believe my self-confidence comes from my faith in God and faith that I have in myself, the belief that my parents instilled in me when I was very young that I could do anything that I wanted to do--anything I set my mind to, and anything that I really believed in. With each race, no matter how you do, your self-confidence grows because you're telling yourself, "OK, I've accomplished that whether won or lost. I've learned from that. I'm going to move on." So throughout the years of my entire athletic career I have learned from each race, no matter what. Which theme is supported by this excerpt? Nature teaches important lessons. Self-confidence comes from within. Change is necessary for growth. Self-confidence triumphs over evil.

Self-confidence comes from within.

Explanation:

The theme of a story is the moral lesson that the author wants to convey to the readers. It is the main idea of the story, the central idea that can help teach any lesson to the readers.

In the given passage from an interview, Florence Griffith-Joyner revealed: "my self-confidence comes from my faith in God and faith that I have in myself, the belief that my parents instilled in me when I was very young that I could do anything that I wanted to do--anything I set my mind to, and anything that I really believed in." This shows how she 'instilled' the will to do her best, no matter the outcome.

Thus, the theme that the excerpt supports is that self-confidence comes from within a person.

- "despite the fact that portia lives in belmont and has many suitors, bassanio believes that he can win her heart. bassanio plans on overcoming his financial obstacles by borrowing money from antonio to travel to belmont. he then plans on marrying portia and becoming wealthy enough to pay off his debts."