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Blog: Hebard Wins Gold with USA U18

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It all paid off.

The two-a-day practices. Scrimmaging different opponents. The nine-hour long flights. It all paid off!

We did it, we won the gold medal.

When that buzzer went off and the crowd was on its feet I knew we did it. Winning is always an amazing feeling. Everyone loves to win.

Winning a gold medal is a different feeling. It is more than just winning a basketball game or a state title game. Every game and every practice we were told that we are representing our country. That we are team USA and we need to be proud and play 40 minutes of intense basketball with no let up.