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Introducing my memoir is about my basketball season this year.
I Knew that I wanted to play basketball in this year was my time and chance to play. Playing basketball was really the only thing I was thinking of and wanted to do since it was my time. I was so ready to ball out this season.

After boosting myself up, I finally decided to try out. I was told we would have a new coach. I was a little scared that we wouldn’t have our old coach anymore. Also, when the team was mad a little after, our old coach came back just in time. Knowing that if we had a chance to get our old coach back was wonderful. Because nothing would be the same. Every sport and routines are different from the beginning to the end whole different start.

Next, starting up the “Basketball” seasons I know was going to be some rough and hardness going on. Sometimes you may
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I can always tell myself stop being nervous and play ball it’s all on you and about what you can do while on the court. The coach always told us, “Don’t take your behind on that court and don’t know what to do, or You going to be sitting on that bench with me”. And she wasn’t playing you think it will be funny. But not being in the game is not cool. Not at all. When I’m on the court playing ball sometimes you have to take your time to be able to “Do better to be able to Get better.”

In Conclusion, Showing off my skills, getting better every day, going y each routine perfect, has really given me a life time. At first I had given up but I told myself for what this what I wanted to do so do it. But at the same time, I know I wanted to get my grades back right so I had to do what was really important. By the time I played I can say I did good one week or day or I even do bad or not get enough the rest of the time. I know that I really didn’t given up even if I didn’t play. I Still Balled

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