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Here's Bridgett Wings' response to the same assignment; hers is more guy-friendly, but also would be the great start to a novel, in my opinion. I really like the beginning of a great conflict between characters.

Doing Things the Right Way
by Bridgett Wings

John was the best athlete ever known. He was known for hitting the ball out of the park, running like the lightning, running people over, and using his footwork. He had medals and scholarships coming from here and there. John was always being interviewed in the newspaper and on the news. John had lots of friends and they loved him because he was a great person to hang around. A lot of the children that lived around the neighborhood loved to hang with him as well. But there was a boy named Josh who was extremely jealous of John.

Josh did whatever he could to get himself in John’s place. When they were playing games against each other's teams, he would ball hog, and try to keep the spotlight on himself. There was even a time when they were playing soccer, and Josh tripped John. John was injured for about a month. However, the most incredible thing happened: John came back and was even better. It was like nothing ever happened. When that happened, Josh learned that he should just forget about everything and maybe someday he could make his way to fame the right way.