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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 __8__ 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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