The Person That Influences Me Most

During my life I have met a lot of people and everyone of them have influenced me and while some of those influences were very positive, some weren't. However, I feel very appreciative for all of them because they helped me grow up and become who I am now.
The math teacher in the cram school I went to during my junior high school life was the person that influenced me the most. She was a middle-aged woman with curly long hair and had a kind face with a few wrinkles that showed when she was smiling. She was smiled all the time. These was the way she appeared to me, but isn't the prime reason why she had such an authoritative presence to me.
First, when I had troubles, she always encouraged me to do my best and she used to say, "It doesn't matter if you win or not. The most important thing is to do your best and keep going." Her words always cheered me up and gave me lots of power whenever I felt down in the dumps. Second, she changed my attitude in studying. I can still remember that because I wasn't a hard-working student in elementary school, I didn't win any prizes when I graduated.  Nevertheless, her encouragement helped me to make progress in my studies. I will never forget the way that my learning attitude changed. She continues to play an important role in my life and always stood on my side, supporting me again and again. Now I can tell everyone if not for her influence on me, I'm not able to study in ASHS.