“Practice, Practice, Practice. Squeeze, Squeeze, Squeeze.“ This is what the protagonist, Lupe Medrano says in, “The Marble Champ,” by Gary Soto. Lupe is very determined to become good at marbles. She does this by being very hard-working and staying confident in herself through the whole process while not giving up at the same time. The most important reason Lupe is determined to become good at marbles is because she is very hard-working and practices a lot so she can get better at it. To begin with, she practices by squeezing an eraser and doing pushups with her fingers. She does this because she wants her fingers to get stronger so she can flick the marble harder. This shows Lupe is putting her best effort in it because she has never