YOU SAID:
crowned myself the winner before i even started this thing
INTO JAPANESE
私がこのことを始める前に、自分自身を勝者にしました
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Made myself a winner before I started this thing
INTO JAPANESE
このことを始める前に勝者になっていた
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I was a winner before I started this thing
INTO JAPANESE
このことを始める前は勝者だった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was a winner before I started this thing
You've done this before, haven't you.