Read this excerpt from an autobiography. which sentence implies that the author is excited about wearing her cheerleading uniform? there was an extra spring in my step as i walked to school sporting my newly pressed cheerleading uniform. i could hear snickers coming from a few boys from the soccer team. “what a shame! ” called the captain, scotty. “the flag is missing from the flag pole today.” he looked over at me. with my blue uniform, white pom-poms, and fiery red hair, scotty concluded that i would be the perfect replacement. the joke was on them, though. they forgot about my three older brothers who played football.