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Personal Narrative: The Seguros Bolivar

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Constantly I question myself about my past, remembering all the marvelous and dreadful moments i´ve had. Every moment has made me more stronger, maybe more humble or more determined, each of these moments have taught me something that makes me the person (who) I am today.
At the age of 8, I was a high performance athlete. Tennis was instilled by my father from an early age and since that moment this sport became my passion. I remember this one final, against a girl named Valentina that had always been my rival and i´ve never been able to defeat her on the court. The Seguros Bolivar,is a tennis tournament played each year by the best junior players from Colombia, and there I was, it was hard to get to the final, and I finally made it.
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