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For_IF a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO years_NNT2 ,_, I_PPIS1 taught_VVD at_II a_AT1 major_JJ public_JJ university_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 ,_, had_VHD a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ American_JJ football_NN1 team_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ basketball_NN1 team_NN1 ,_, plus_II outstanding_JJ world_NN1 football_NN1 (_( soccer_NN1 )_) ,_, long_JJ distance_NN1 running_NN1 ,_, swimming_VVG ,_, and_CC men_NN2 's_GE and_CC women_NN2 's_GE lacrosse_NN1 ._. 
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Some_DD of_IO my_APPGE American_JJ football_NN1 and_CC basketball_NN1 players_NN2 later_RRR played_VVN on_II national_JJ or_CC international_JJ teams_NN2 ._. 
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My_APPGE Kenyan_JJ student_NN1 ,_, Paul_NP1 Ering_NP1 ,_, won_VVD a_AT1 Gold_NN1 Medal_NN1 at_II the_AT 1988_MC Olympics_NN2 in_II Seoul_NP1 ._. 
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Since_CS many_DA2 of_IO these_DD2 students_NN2 were_VBDR in_II my_APPGE classes_NN2 ,_, and_CC were_VBDR regularly_RR covered_VVN in_II the_AT media_NN ,_, including_II the_AT magazine_NN1 Sports_NN2 Illustrated_VVD ,_, and_CC other_JJ national_JJ media_NN ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ very_RG aware_JJ of_IO the_AT value_NN1 that_CST sports_NN2 and_CC games_NN2 provided_VVN for_IF their_APPGE ongoing_JJ health_NN1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 especially_RR enjoyed_VVD going_VVG to_II the_AT men_NN2 's_GE and_CC women_NN2 's_GE basketball_NN1 games_NN2 ._. 
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There_EX were_VBDR good_JJ training_NN1 rooms_NN2 ,_, and_CC well_RR as_CSA very_RG good_JJ sports_NN2 medicine_NN1 at_II this_DD1 university_NN1 ._. 
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Additionally_RR ,_, most_RGT American_JJ universities_NN2 have_VH0 many_DA2 intramural_JJ teams_NN2 in_II various_JJ sports_NN2 ,_, and_CC well_RR equipped_VVN gymnasiums_NN2 for_IF physical_JJ fitness_NN1 ._. 
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Later_RRR ,_, at_II another_DD1 university_NN1 ,_, there_EX were_VBDR also_RR very_RG good_JJ world_NN1 football_NN1 ,_, lacrosse_NN1 ,_, and_CC ice_NN1 hockey_NN1 teams_NN2 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 crew_NN1 teams_NN2 on_II the_AT nearby_JJ river_NN1 ._. 
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Many_DA2 of_IO my_APPGE students_NN2 were_VBDR very_RG strong_JJ and_CC physically_RR fit_VV0 ._. 
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Some_DD ,_, who_PNQS exercised_VVD much_DA1 less_DAR than_CSN they_PPHS2 should_VM ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, were_VBDR overweight_JJ ._. 
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We_PPIS2 believe_VV0 that_CST good_JJ character_NN1 is_VBZ also_RR developed_VVN through_II competition_NN1 ,_, fair_JJ play_NN1 ,_, and_CC good_JJ sportsmanship_NN1 ._. 
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Since_CS most_DAT students_NN2 are_VBR not_XX able_JK to_TO be_VBI on_II the_AT intercollegiate_JJ sports_NN2 teams_NN2 ,_, the_AT intramural_JJ teams_NN2 and_CC individual_JJ exercise_NN1 undertaken_VVN by_II many_DA2 students_NN2 were_VBDR also_RR very_RG good_JJ both_RR for_IF health_NN1 and_CC for_IF developing_JJ character_NN1 ._. 
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A_AT1 problem_NN1 which_DDQ sometimes_RT developed_VVN ,_, however_RR ,_, for_IF students_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ that_CST some_DD students_NN2 ,_, whether_CSW on_II intercollegiate_JJ teams_NN2 or_CC intramural_JJ teams_NN2 ,_, spent_VVD more_DAR time_NNT1 on_II sports_NN2 than_CSN on_II their_APPGE studies_NN2 ._. 
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As_CSA most_DAT of_IO the_AT students_NN2 also_RR worked_VVD 20--30_MCMC hours_NNT2 a_AT1 week_NNT1 ,_, this_DD1 could_VM be_VBI difficult_JJ in_II31 terms_II32 of_II33 balancing_VVG their_APPGE lives_NN2 in_II31 terms_II32 of_II33 sports_NN2 and_CC recreation_NN1 ,_, work_VV0 ,_, and_CC study_NN1 ._. 
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For_RR41 the_RR42 most_RR43 part_RR44 ,_, if_CS done_VDN in_II moderation_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 seems_VVZ to_II me_PPIO1 that_CST sports_NN2 and_CC games_NN2 are_VBR a_AT1 very_RG healthy_JJ activity_NN1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 must_VM confess_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 am_VBM not_XX pulled_VVN toward_II sports_NN2 or_CC games_NN2 as_CSA my_APPGE interests_NN2 ._. 
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So_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 am_VBM able_JK to_TO acknowledge_VVI the_AT benefits_NN2 of_IO sports_NN2 and_CC games_NN2 on_II health_NN1 and_CC character_NN1 for_IF students_NN2 ,_, without_IW actually_RR being_VBG involved_JJ in_II sports_NN2 myself_PPX1 since_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ young_JJ ._. 
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