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How Does Sports Affect Your Identity

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Identity.It’s what makes us who we are .Im Connor Shannon,I go to school at Riverglenn Junior High.Some things that impact my identity are my sports teams and where I’ve traveled/culture. Sports has definitely impacted my identity.It changes what I talk about and who my friends are . A Lot of my friends are from my sports teams.I also like to talk about the sports that I play.I watch sports on T.V. and talk about it with my dad.Sports helps me relate to other people in conversation, if we like the same pitchers and outfielders we can talk about it for a good while and not just sit and watch T.V. I remember one time when my dad and I watched a Mariners game once.We watched the whole thing start to finish.Felix Hernandez(my favorite pitcher)

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