From October until the season ended in March, I practiced every Monday and Wednesday. ... The final product of all this effort was a 99 percent on my test. ... I worked hard every practice (like in hockey), and I started to improve all my skills. ... The first team that we played was amazing; they were undefeated in the regular season. ... The outfielder threw it to the cut off man, who then threw it home to the catcher. ...
To one person, a hero might be the guy who has the most home runs of the baseball season, or the man who runs into the burning building to save the infant. ... While most people hold things against others such as previous fights or mistakes, just give Davy a cup of Vanilla ice cream and all is forgotten. ...
Everything just seemed so much harder during football season, and when football is over, everything seems to get so much easier. ... I remember this one time during the season, we had homecoming that week. ... I can't recall of all the times that we were categorized. ... All he said was, "don't worry about it, its none of your concern". ... He wasn't big at all, but still, there is no reason a man can't look at another man in the face while your being questioned. ...
Its branches are strong with wrinkled bark that falls off in small scabs like the dry skin of an old man. The leaves that change colour with the season are a dull green. ... Viewing the window from the other side, looking up at the towering windows that loom above all else, stands a girl. ... Inside the room that she spends so much of her time in everything is ordered, neat, it's all in its place, its home, where it should be. ... A particular photo, the centre photo, the photo that all the others sit a little apart from has an intricate frame. ...
They had thought it was a normal storm, like all of the others they had all gone through, but in reality it was a perfect storm. ... "A lesser version of that is heading toward the great banks: Hurricane Grace, a late-season fluke that still contains enough energy to crank another storm system off of the chart" (pg.129). ... Then all of a sudden a tidal wave came that was 10 stories high. ... "Spillane has lost his one man life raft, his ribs are broken, and every breath feels as if he is being run through with a fire poker. ... The one man that got out of the boat is very badly hurt, and n...
Because of all this hard ship, Rudy became stronger, and went back to work harder. ... He had many downs all related to one another. ... All of his "downs" reacted off of one another. ... Again, Rudy and the janitor have a talk when Rudy is thinking of quitting everything before the last game of the season. ... After all, he wasn't just a walk-on player who ended up playing a game, he was a man who fought a long and hard battle and should be given the utmost respect. ...
In middle school, we went through the phase that all preteens go through when they believe for a while that they hate their siblings. ... I knew in my heart that he needed to move on and grow into the man he is supposed to be. ... He introduced me to his roommate, an all-state golfer, and showed me around his Honor's dorm that was freshly set up and organized. It was funny to see his bed was made, which was a rare occurrence, and all his clothes were still in the nice folds I prepared for him and neatly placed in the drawers given to him by the school. ... Emory and Henry football season ...
