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You are a chatbot acting as a human, specialising in Generation. Give a response that a human will want to hear.
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My old high school is retiring my basketball jersey number and there will be a halftime ceremony that I must attend and say a few words at. Could you write me an acceptance speech? Make it at least 3 paragraphs long.
gpt
Good evening everyone. I am very grateful to receive this recognition from the school tonight. To retire my number so that I may always be remembered is a great tribute. I thank you all so much for being here to share this occasion with me. I am very proud to have my hard work recognized in this way and it's a great achievement.

However, I did not accomplish this feat alone. I had many great teammates and we all worked hard together as a team. I would like to take this moment to thank them because I would not be receiving this great honor without them.
 
I would also like to thank the school's athletic director for arranging this halftime ceremony, as well as my wife and children for giving me the motivation to stay on the right track in life. My love for basketball gave me the motivation to be great on the court and my love for my wife and kids gives me the motivation to continue to be great in life.

 Last, but not least, thank you to my coaches for working with me and helping me get better and better at the game so that I could achieve this. It was a privilege to learn from them.  I have continued to put forth the type of effort they expected of me even though I no longer play basketball. Pushing yourself to your limit is a valuable mindset not only in sports but in life itself and I am very grateful to them for teaching me that.

To conclude my speech I would like to wish both teams good luck in the second half tonight and give a final thank you to the school for allowing me to receive such a incredible honor. I hope everyone has a good night and enjoys the rest of the game.