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Winning When you were a kid and you played video games and tried to beat your high score, an opponent or a computer. As life goes on, you grow up and during high school you are trying to figure out what you want to be and what to do in the future. When you have that feeling where you just want to quit, push through. The quote that motivated me is “If you want to succeed as much as you want to breathe you will be successful.” That quote motivated and made me a better person than I was in middle school. Maybe it can change everyone. When I was 2 my dad left me and my mom sent me to my grandmas to take care of me. I didn’t have much when I was little. I would always go to the park and watch all the athletic players play basketball. When the players were done, I would get a ball and imitate there moves. I try to play basketball like Jordan from the Chicago Bulls. He inspired me to play the sport and still today I am still playing basketball at Hempstead high school. A reason why I like playing basketball is because I want to win a NBA championship. I want to give a speech to everyone in the world to inspire people. When I play basketball I want people looking up to me, like I did with Jordan. There’s always something in life that you may want to be. Fear is just an illusion. You make that fear in your head. Trust your heart not your mind. Don’t get me wrong your mind can always help you but sometime your mind may fool you. Winning always have to have a why. Why do you want to win, why do you want it bad, why are you working this hard? Without a why there is no answer to what you’re doing with your future, life and moments. Everyone falls. I’m not talking about you trip over a rock and have a scraped knee. I am talking about every time you fail, get hit, and think about you are going to quit. Everyone fails. It is a secret recipe to succeed, because you’re trying and trying to get what you want. Winning can make you weak, but you still have to be humble and strong.

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