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Pro Baseball Player Persuasive Essay

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As we grow up we all have a passion, and my passion for when I grow up is to become a pro baseball player. To become what you want to be, you need to sacrifice what you will become.
Becoming a pro baseball player is a lifestyle. You can't just have off days. You might think that is ok, but then reality slaps you in the face and it's not. I went to Cary, North Carolina to play against some of the best teams in the country that are my age. Reality hit me hard and told me that the pace I'm moving as a baseball player is not going to be enough to play against these kids later in my career. I knew I had to work harder. I had to sacrifice more in my life and devote that time to baseball. I make time for Jesus, baseball, school, and my family. When you have a dream like I do, you don’t get to really make much time for parties or stuff like that. Yeah, you can go have fun every now and then, I'm a kid... What I am trying to say is that you can´t let ¨fun¨ take away from your time in baseball to get better. I have to sacrifice more of what I am, for what I will become. …show more content…

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