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Personal Narrative: The Game Of Basketball

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Ever since the age of five I have had a burning passion for the game of basketball. From observing my uncles and cousins playing daily pick-up basketball at the local Jersey Village Park, it instilled in me a competitive vigor to push beyond all extremes, no matter the difficulty. Although I have always loved the game of basketball, the game has not always loved me back, and at times has been unforgiving.
By the beginning of seventh grade an expectation was placed upon myself to make the basketball team. My older brother served as an inspiration for me to make the team since he had made the team in Middle School and was a top notch player. Even though I had played basketball with my brother five times a week for twelve years, by the time seventh grade came around I was not nearly as skilled and athletic as him. I also weighed a whopping 190 …show more content…

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