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Imagine this: A child with 4 brothers and 6 sisters, with no dad and not a

lot of money. He lives in a run down old trailer park. He has to decide whether

to go to school with his friends or play basketball on an organized team. Well,

Once upon a time there lived two boys, Ramon Thigby and Gregory

Clintonet. Ramon was a small Mexican boy who lived in a beat-up trailer with his

4 brothers and 6 sisters. His dad had run away when he was born, so it was just

his mom left with the job of taking care of 11 children.

Then there was Gregory, "Greg" they called him. He was a rich boy

because his dad was the governor. He lived in Raleigh, North Carolina. Ramon

lived in downtown Los Angeles where all he did all day was play with a little tiny basketball that his mom gave him for his golden birthday when he was 7 years old. Back then they didn't have hoops like we have today. They had wooden baskets that they would tie by strings to a telephone pole.

On the other side of the country, Gregory was busy with an underwater

chess tournament. He has a basketball court in his room that he got for a baby

Now we move up to higher stages, "select" basketball. Gregory

Ramon got better and better and better, soon he was allowed to play with

When Ramon got to the fourth grade, he got his chance to play on an

Later that season, Ramon and his team went to a big tournament. It was the Southern California Orange Tournament of junior stars. After a rocky start, Ramon's team starts winning. Actually, they made it to the final game.

practiced with a team before, let alone with someone guarding him. When

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Approximate Word count = 1072
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

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