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a game of basketball like wars , a

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series of battles and decisions of a

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team that ultimately determine a winner .

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Marines are natural leaders .

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They look to one another for timely

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effective decision making on and off

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the court , their offensive defense

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and there is no time out . There is no

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reset similar to what would be like in

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war . You just never know and those

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elements are not controlled and I think

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you see a lot of that in basketball ,

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you can build into the just the unknown .

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It's for the love of the game . It's

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another pipeline for mentorship , both

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for myself and then those other

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teammates , both on the women's side

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and male side this year was a

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phenomenal experience playing all

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marine . There is a wealth of talent

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down there , The wealth of of

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disparity in regards to ranks and M . O .

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S . S . We all came together .

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I advocate to all commanders , to all

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basketball players or someone that

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knows someone in the gym and I'm

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seeking out , you know , some of the

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best marines and I know we have them .

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I know we have them in the Marine Corps