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2008
By JAMIE SPATOLA
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t is natural that, with the dawning of a new year, we look reflectively
back on the one that just was. On television they air shows about the
greatest movies of 2008, news channels review the major stories of
the year, and radios stations feature countdowns of the year’s top songs. We
laugh looking back at the good memories, cry for who and what was lost, and
optimistically say that 2009 will hold many more laughs and far fewer tears.
For me, reflecting on walls somehow erected over with their proud mom got to
2008 is a most enjoyable 2000 years ago. My sisters got see their father’s dream come
and satisfying activity. 2008 hugs from Kobe Bryant and true.
was the year in which my LeBron James. My husband, There are so many stories
family had the tremendous Chris - Duke’s current Director from our trip to Beijing –
opportunity to travel to the of Basketball Operations and some inspirational ones about
other side of the world, to an aspiring coach himself - got the way that twelve NBA
witness an extraordinary to participate on a practice superstars sacrificed their
Olympics impressively hosted “scout” team that helped individual egos in favor of a
by an up-and-coming world prepare the elite basketball collective one, some harrowing
power. My little nieces and players of the NBA for Olympic ones about how a family of
nephews got to take child-sized competition. And 2008 is the twelve, including five children
footsteps on the greatest of year that three daughters along eight-years-old and under,
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