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I taught myself how to pole vault in one day. the next day i entered a meet to pole vault and won it all for the state of alabama.
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I Taught Myself How To Pole Vault

Bo Jackson
I taught myself how to pole vault in one day. the next day i entered a meet to pole vault and won it all for the state of alabama.
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