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I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to myself. And __1__otherwise assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always__2__to sit at the back of the classroom.      All this__3__after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy__4__because I didn't have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the__5__to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my "__6__for it",   I wouldn't have decided to give it a try.      Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the__7__of it! When I first started__1__the practice sessions, I didn't even know the rules of the game, much__9__what I was doing. Sometimes I'd get__10__and take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid.__11__,   I wasn't the only one "new" at the game, so I decided to__12__on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn't__13__"just yet".      I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the__14__and the "moves". Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive__15__in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the__16__— friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!      With my__17__selfconfidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from "__18__" in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,  __19__raising my hand—even when I sometimes wasn't 100 percent__20__I had the right answer. Now I have more selfconfidence in myself.

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