Creative Writing: The Missed Fly Ball

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had rounded third base and was at least halfway home. The
runner did score on a close play at the plate. The run gave the other team a
two run advantage going into the sixth inning, which was the last in midget
league. I knew at this point I was going to have a hard time facing the other
guys on the team after this big let down. It also made me decide to quit
baseball all together. Since quitting baseball at such a early age I missed on
the opportunity to take part in what could have, at one time, been considered
America's Pastime.

Once a few years later I started to learn how to play basketball for the first
time. It was just a few friends and myself down at the park shooting hoops. I
wasn't terrible, considering I had never really played before. We played a few
games of Horse and a few other simple shooting games. I wasn't the best but I
wasn't always last. I was doing good until someone suggested we play twenty-one.
I was okay with the decision, but I had a gut ...

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or have it stolen. I ended up scoring once toward the end, but I
was still at the bottom of the pile.

I believe also that it has had an effect on my willingness to stay with
something until the end. For a very long time, I would not stick with something
and see it through. I would pick a new hobby every week or so. A new club
every month. As I got older I gained more responsibility in the clubs and
organization I was involved with. This ended up in undue stress and work. In
my senior year in high school I was able to edit my school yearbook, be
president of the junior academy of science and treasurer of the stu-dent
congress.

Since learning just to do it, and not to worry about ...

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