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come over when he saw us. I worked patiently

with the two boys. Sometime I think I felt

worse watching them fall down than they did.
There were times I wanted to run to them and

pick them up, but I knew I couldn’t. I always

told them, as I told my whole team, “Getting up
each time we fall is what makes us stronger.”

The two boys did grow stronger and could

eventually run all the way to a single base
without falling down. For batting, I started

having them just hold their bats out and I would
pitch at it. Gradually they started swinging the

bat, and eventually they were able to hit the

ball. The other children were far better, but
each day I could see improvement in the two

boys.

When we played our first game, I made
sure every child played. It was not important to

me if we won. I had only agreed to coach to
build children. Sometimes the other children

would become frustrated with my son and with

Timmy, but I always ran interference.
Sometimes parents could be even meaner, but I

talked with them before our first game and

made it clear how I felt. For the most part they

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