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Growing up in Wilkinsburgh, PA was difficult considering how vicious the neighborhood was. I lived in the upstairs part of a duplex while my older cousin lived in the downstairs part. He was in a gang known around the country as "Crips". They wear blue attire in order to be easily recognized. I looked up to this young man because being the only child I didn't have anyone to look up to.
When I was six I began to show an interest in sports, so my dad enrolled me in a youth football program. I soon began playing quarterback for Penn Hills. From the very first practice, I fell in love with the sport. I was the fastest runner on the team. At some points I felt a little discouraged because the coach constantly yelled at me: however my father always reminded me that the quarterback has the most important role and that it is necessary for the coach to yell at my mistakes. We lost our first game, and all I can remember is feeling as if I had worked so hard just to fail. It is a hard......

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