Volume 54, Issue 4, February 1, 2024

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er level

On a higher hig gh Failing is just another means to try again BY DYLAN NGUYEN

People always told me I was too short to play basketball.

They told me I would never make it. They’d say:

“ You’re too short to be any good.”

“Are you sure you’re playing the right sport?”

I believed them.

I even swam. I tried other sports: golf...

tennis...

Yet the only thing in my mind was what I knew I loved most:

I struggled through multiple obstacles.

basketball.

So I practiced for tryouts.

to night.

From day...

I received nothing but doubt from my peers.

But in the end, it was all worth it.

Because although I might be physically shorter than the people around me...

In terms of will? I’m on a higher level.

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