Word: tavella
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...things that saved James was sports," says his sixth-grade teacher John Tavella. The youth played point guard on the Bassick High School team, which ranked eighth in the U.S. during James' sophomore year. Basketball gave him the kind of attention that all youngsters crave. It also gave him something constructive to do with his time...
...athletic prowess alone didn't keep James on the right track. Relatives, friends and others took the time to show interest in him. "Mr. Tavella didn't just teach and let you go home," he says of his former teacher. "He talked to you. He knew things was going on out here. He was advising me not to be out there doing them...
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