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Back in the winter of 2000, I played a lot of basketball. I played on AAU teams and school teams. I made the freshman basketball team that winter, and I was very excited to play. Around that same time I really got into snowboarding and I went every weekend, but I wanted to make it everyday. I was offered a position to teach snowboarding to beginners at Wachusett Mountain; and I took it right away. This decision was hard, however. My parents didn’t want me to quit basketball because they said it wouldn’t look good to colleges. I felt bad leaving the basketball team because it was like leaving basketball for good. Also, I knew I wouldn’t be a part of a team anymore, I would hang out with those kids anymore. I wouldn’t have time to play basketball anym