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By redhead5 BRONZE
Sparta, New Jersey

“Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.” The words of Hakeem Olajuwon could not have been truer as I made my way to onto the court for tryouts. My sneakers squeaked...
redhead5 BRONZE, Sparta, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.<br /> &mdash;Ambrose Redmoon<br /> <br /> Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.<br /> &mdash;Cyril Connolly


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By Anonymous
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By maroonsurreal GOLD
Caloocan City, Other
maroonsurreal GOLD, Caloocan City, Other
18 articles 22 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I want to be like water. I want to slip through fingers but hold up a ship.&quot;

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By nena01 BRONZE
Bartlett, Illinois
nena01 BRONZE, Bartlett, Illinois
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By 21heagneyrafael BRONZE
Cumberland, Rhode Island
21heagneyrafael BRONZE, Cumberland, Rhode Island
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By ngmeinder SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
ngmeinder SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
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By MissUnderstoodd PLATINUM
Cedarhurst, New York
MissUnderstoodd PLATINUM, Cedarhurst, New York
20 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Understanding is the key to acceptance and only with acceptance can there be recovery&quot; --Albus Dumbledore

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By Erin Swartz BRONZE
Monkey Island, Oklahoma
Erin Swartz BRONZE, Monkey Island, Oklahoma
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Anonymous
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By Reesiecup101 BRONZE
McDonough, Georgia
Reesiecup101 BRONZE, McDonough, Georgia
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