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When i was in elementary school, we weren't allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. by junior high, they let us play, but we had to come back after 6:30 p.m. to practice because there was only one gymnasium and the boys used it first.
-Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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When I Was In Elementary School, We

Jackie Joyner-Kersee
When i was in elementary school, we weren't allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. by junior high, they let us play, but we had to come back after 6:30 p.m. to practice because there was only one gymnasium and the boys used it first.
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