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Personal Narrative Essay For The Love Of The Game

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For the Love of the game I was born in the year of 1999. After a year or two I began to learn how to walk and ever since that moment I played basketball. My dad and older brother played so they taught me at a very young age. It all started on the little tikes goal we kept in our basement. If you don't know what that is, it is a small plastic basketball goal made for toddlers. My brother and I played on it everyday, no exageration. I fell in deep love for the game instantly and I have been playing it ever since. As I got older I learned more and more and my love for the game increased. My parents would buy us a bigger goal until we were old enough to play on the regulation size. I lived in Virginia at the time and my house was located in a cul de sac. Our goal was located in the cul de sac so …show more content…

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