Growing
to be
Great
When George was just a boy, he didn’t have any parents. The
rumor was that they died
in a car accident. Many bad things could have happened to George, but he was lucky.
He was sent to live
alongside other children without parents. There were
kind people to
assist George and help him go forward with his life. However, he was a
pessimistic and
mean little boy.
George was often
outraged. He told mean rumors about the other kids. He
smashed
furniture and even
slapped other boys. He
defied anyone who tried to help him, and
soon
it was difficult for them to forgive him. But George did
display a love for one thing.
He loved to play baseball.
Whereas he was lazy in school and liked neither the
subjects
nor the teachers, he was
lively and happy when he played baseball.
One of George’s teachers noticed his talent. He began to work with the boy. At first
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they only talked about baseball. The teacher watched George play. He was a very
efficient
hitter. He almost never missed the ball. The teacher thought that George looked
majestic
when he played. When
George hit the ball, it flew through the
breeze as if it would never
come down. In time, they began to talk about other things. They talked about George’s
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family and his dreams for the future. They developed a very good relationship.
As George got older, he began to grow. His
appetite was huge. He ate and ate. He got
stronger. Soon the other boys and even the teachers looked small and
feeble next to him.
Everyone thought that this heralded the
start of a great baseball career.
When George got his first job as a
baseball player,
he gave most of his
wages to the people who had helped
him as a boy. He hoped that other
children would
also find a way to live
happy, successful lives.