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For the Love of the Game
Ever since Leslie was little, she spent every waking moment of her free time at the softball field. She breathed, ate, and slept softball; she was determined to earn a scholarship and play it in college one day.

Leslie’s dad was a baseball coach himself, so he would go up to the field with his daughter anytime she went. He was there to pitch to her for batting practice, throw with her, hit her grounders and fly balls, and practice base running. You name it, he was there to refine her skills any way he could. As a coach, he loved the game just as much as she did.

Despite all the time and energy Leslie put into the game, she didn’t make the top team her freshman year. She was extremely distraught and disappointed. She thought for sure she would at least make varsity even if she didn’t see the field a whole lot.

The fact of the matter was Leslie had the basic skills down for the game, but she wasn’t quite able to compete at the level all the other girls could on varsity. Leslie’s coach encouraged her to stay on the team, to keep playing, and to maybe pick up with a more competitive tournament ball team so she could eventually play on varsity.

After hanging her head and moping around for a few days, Leslie decided to adhere to Coach Lyons and follow her suggestions. For the remainder of her freshman and sophomore years, Leslie continued to practice every second she could. She started playing with a better club team, and she started taking hitting lessons twice a week on top of participating in a softball skills training three times in the summer.

As tryouts wrapped up at the beginning of her junior year, Leslie anxiously approached the school team rosters. She was so full of pride and joy when she saw her name listed under the varsity team list. She held her head high, looked at her coach, and shouted to the team, “Let’s get to work. We have teams to beat this season!”


Because of Leslie’s actions, what lesson does she learn?
A Giving up is easy to do in difficult times.
B Throwing a pity party will lead one to her end game.
C Setting goals and working towards them pays off in the end.
D Pride and joy can take a person far in her goals.

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C — Setting goals and working towards them pays off in the end.

Leslie kept practicing, joined better teams, took lessons, and eventually made varsity, showing persistence and goal-directed effort led to success.