My Definition Of Sportsmanship

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I will be writing about my sister and what varsity sport she playing. My sister, Rosalind plays varsity tennis at Kennedy. She was involved with tennis for 3 years.
Her definition of sportsmanship is “being a good sport while playing your hardest.” Another definition she quoted about teamwork is “working together to create is awesome outcome.” She use sportsmanship and teamwork by supporting other and inspiring them to do their most at time. She states about how she became a better person and how she work with others better.
I think I became more active and better supporting people being better like by helping them bring their grades up. One time in soccer, someone complained that I cheated by grabbing the ball with my hand when I

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