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Personal Narrative: Basketball

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Have you ever felt a strong detestation for anybody? Somebody you felt was replacing you, in something that meant everything to you. For example, a sport. Have you ever made a false assumption about anybody but became friends with them in the end? My companion was at first my worst enemy. It all when I was forced to transfer schools my freshmen year. Bustling from a 2A school to a 4A school was a stiff transition. With that being said, I needed a getaway, a sport. Basketball. Basketball was my all-time favorite sport since the time I could walk. Approaching a new school, new people, and new coaches, you will always have that one individual that despises of you. Therefore you discover a strong venom into your veins. In practice, everyday,

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