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Grit In My Life
A time in my life when I had opportunity to show grit was when I cracked my wrist playing football in third grade. My brother tackled me in an awkward position and broke my wrist. The surgeon put my wrist in a cast and said I couldn't be in serious activities for about a week concerning what may happen to it. After a week I could do some activities if he thought my wrist could handle it (with the cast still on). After about long 2 months with a cast and not playing or doing a lot of activity with my hand/forearm, I had passion and didn’t give up on sports just because an injury I got right back into football and other sports.

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