e for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 50 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.РWhen I told John, he was as 51 as I expected . "You have your whole life to work, " he said, "Your 52 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them. " I stood before him with my head 53 , trying to think of the words that would 54 to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 55 in me.Р " Well, "he asked, "is $3.5 an hour the 56 of a dream? "РThat simple question made 57 to me the difference between wanting something right now and having a 58 . I devoted myself to sports that summer. I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball within that year. At the same time, I was
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