Danny is competitive, but shows maturity by getting past his failures. He is in a baseball game when he makes a mistake. He wraps himself all up in his feelings after the mistake, but realizes it and moves on to the next pitch. “Danny circles the mound, his insides tensing up. That was the worst pitch he's thrown all summer. Above the guy’s head. What the hell’s going on? He backs upo on the mound, shakes off the fastball, nods at the curve, goes into his windup and spins the ball toward the plate.” (De la Pena, ch. 15). Danny realizes he does not recognize the bad skills he is giving, but he gets past it. With maturity he knows he can only focus on the future and get better, so Danny does so.
