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The Thing I Wanted To Focus On First Was That I Wanted To Graduate, And (with Me) Coming Back, I Knew That I Wanted Another National Championship. Another National Championship Is Everyone's Main Goal, But We Have To Take It One Game At A Time. We Can't Get Ahead Of Ourselves. We've Got Washington First, Then We'll See What Happens.

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The Thing I Wanted

Will Smith

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The Thing I Wanted To Focus On First Was That I Wanted To Graduate, And (with Me) Coming Back, I Knew That I Wanted Another National Championship. Another National Championship Is Everyone's Main Goal, But We Have To Take It One Game At A Time. We Can't Get Ahead Of Ourselves. We've Got Washington First, Then We'll See What Happens.

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