Personal Narrative: The Sport Of Baseball

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“No man ever steps on the same river twice for it's not the same river and he's not the same man” -Heraclitus I have been playing baseball since i was 3. Baseball has been my favorite sport for as long as I can remember. If it weren't for baseball I probably wouldn't be where I'm at right now, and I wouldn't be the same person either . Baseball has shaped me into the person I am today, because It taught me to work hard , never give up and not everything goes the way you want.Baseball has taught me to work hard because it's not an easy sport and cause you have to work for something.

Never give up. Basebal is a great sport but a lot of people give up really easy because it is hard and they don't want to try harder. If you were to give up

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