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No Matter What...ball Made My Heart Beat Faster, Made Me Want To Jump Up And Down And Be Superman. That's What Life Was About Anyway, Being Superman And Living Like Life Itself Was Important. Basketball Made My Life Important.

-Walter Dean Myers

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No Matter What...ball Made My Heart Beat

Walter Dean Myers

No Matter What...ball Made My Heart Beat Faster, Made Me Want To Jump Up And Down And Be Superman. That's What Life Was About Anyway, Being Superman And Living Like Life Itself Was Important. Basketball Made My Life Important.

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