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By SkinnyPete BRONZE
Scottsdale, Arizona

The summer before my freshman year in high school, I was about 250lbs., a perfect size for playing football.  Everyone I knew then loved the sport and was joining the footb...
SkinnyPete BRONZE, Scottsdale, Arizona
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Cronkleton SILVER, Lincoln, Nebraska
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There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.

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By DavidDulaney93 BRONZE
Hartland, Wisconsin
DavidDulaney93 BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
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By alec mortensen SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
alec mortensen SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
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By helloiamanelephant BRONZE
San Diego, California
helloiamanelephant BRONZE, San Diego, California
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By Kevin.Adams94 SILVER
Washington, Michigan
Kevin.Adams94 SILVER, Washington, Michigan
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“He only earns his freedom and his life who takes them every day by storm.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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By Maria Papa BRONZE
Voorhees, New Jersey
Maria Papa BRONZE, Voorhees, New Jersey
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collegebound_44 BRONZE, Columbus, Georgia
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“The biggest obstacles in our lives are the barriers our mind creates"