Personal Narrative: Big Blue Villanova

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Buzzer beaters, doing things at the last second, and flying by the seat of our pants has always have been a motto of the Kaliner family. As a child, I grew up in the suburbs of Wayne, Pennsylvania in a middle-class family with the standard value of keeping family first. At about 4, my family and I moved to Villanova, Pennsylvania, where my life finally kickstarted. Enrolling in school, competing in sports, and loving my family, Villanova was where this all started. Growing up loving the sport of basketball, my heart and soul was always with the Wildcats of Villanova. My father and I would occasionally drive by the college and see that big blue Villanova logo, and which has stuck with me ever since. My father and I would do everything Villanova;

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