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What was the turning point for the author's baseball career?
What was the turning point for the author's baseball career?
- Attending Denison University (correct)
- Playing in high school
- Getting cut from the varsity team
- Returning to baseball after an injury
What did the author discover at Denison University?
What did the author discover at Denison University?
- The importance of natural talent
- The need for expensive equipment
- The power of small habits (correct)
- The value of playing on a varsity team
What was the author's father's involvement in baseball?
What was the author's father's involvement in baseball?
- He owned a baseball equipment store
- He was a professional baseball coach
- He was a baseball commentator
- He played minor league baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals (correct)
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Study Notes
- The author had a dream of playing professional baseball.
- After an injury, the author returned to the baseball field but was cut from the varsity team and sent down to junior varsity.
- The author struggled with self-doubt and played only 11 innings of varsity baseball in high school.
- Despite this, the author still believed they could become a great player.
- The turning point came in college at Denison University.
- It was a new beginning for the author.
- The author discovered the power of small habits.
- The text is a personal narrative about the author's experience with baseball and overcoming obstacles.
- The author's father played minor league baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals.
- The author's return to baseball after the injury was not smooth.
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