Is it okay to use "two was's" in a row?

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Is it okay to use "two was's" in a row?

Doe this work?

Before long, she was a basketball player and all she was was a basketball player. She couldn't imagine doing anything other than playing basketball.
 
and all she was was a basketball player.
Yes. It works grammatically but I don't really know what you mean by saying that's all she was.
 
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It means that there was nothing of importance in her life apart from basketball.
 
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It means that there was nothing of importance in her life apart from baseball.
@5jj - Typo alert! ;) Basketball is the correct sport.
 
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