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Success and Failure

Seth Delgado
English
Period B

Final Paper #1

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Some people may not find this quote meaningful, but it is very meaningful to me. In a way, this quote describes my life. Baseball is a very big part of my life and I have failed and succeeded many times in it. I have also failed and succeeded in life itself. Sometimes, no matter how tough it may be, you have to dig deep and find the courage it takes to move on.

I have had many successes in my life. For one, I am an accomplished baseball player. Growing up, it has been my passion, and there is nothing I would rather do than play baseball. In little ...

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12-13 year old all-star team. This was the first season I was a full time catcher. Luckily, the league president gave me an exception and I was able to make the team. My very next game, in my first at bat, I hit a homerun over the left field fence. As I was rounding the bases, I noticed the league president sitting in the stands clapping. I was happy that I proved to him that I was worthy of making the all-star team.

The next season was the most important season of my life. I was in 7[th] grade and my coach noticed talent in me. He told my dad that one day I had a shot at making it into the MLB. I just had to keep working hard. That season I really improved as a player. He pushed me every practice and every game to be the best player and person I could be. One game, I started off rough and my coach was very mad at me. I kept being mentally tough throughout the game and not letting it get me down. It was one of my not-so-good games in my career. After the game, as I was going ...

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As a catcher, I had the best season of my life so far. I threw out a large number of runners including one game where I threw out three runners against the best team in the league.

The offseason between my 8[th] grade year and my freshman year was the biggest offseason of my life so far. I hit in the cages every day after school, and I also caught many bullpens for pitchers of many ages. That year I met a few major league scouts. They all told my coach that I had great potential in baseball. A major league cross checker for the Pittsburg Pirates told my coach that I needed to be starting on the 18U team. I also got chances to catch for many college pitchers and a major league pitcher ...

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Added: 2/1/2015 05:06:06 PM
Submitted By: delgadoseth
Category: Personal Writing
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