Graduation Speech: A Letter To An Athlete

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I would like to take a moment to say thank to all my friends who believed in and gave the most awkward motivation speech from their little hearts to help me when I need it in my school career. They gave the determination I lacked when others made me feel like high school was not worth it for me. I will like to say thanks to friends that will go to the gym with me, even though we just ran our mile and they want a taco and then sleep for six hours. I will take a moment, I will like to say thank you to my friends who help me deal with one of my biggest fears..... Rejection I.E applying to colleges believing in myself and saying I could anywhere in this world. I will remember this when I am applying to grad school, jobs, and asking girls out. I will thank to my friends who gave me strength to be first in my family to graduate Pritzker college prep. One of the Chicago easiest high school from the lack of rules and to wearing whatever we want from the lovely khaki to pole shirts. However, it would be very petty for me to forget all help the teachers gave me.
I will like to say thank you to my gym teachers of Mr. Wetmore and Ms, Driessen. They always there in weight room super early than
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Many nights for homework,quiz, test, and to watch our favorite tv show. We all had our moments wanting to give up ,however, we got pasted it and now we are all here little older, little wiser, and little more confidence in ourselves. Since, We all go our ways take our first big step into adulthood. Also, We have to take whatever life throws head on, for example it is like playing like Dark Souls even at the hardest point still trying to get the great cut scenes in the video games. However, we start our way to adulthood after we walk past stage to get high school

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