Great Expectations
<p><span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="Rose">Rose</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="met">met</span>, <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="interviewed">interviewed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="Ty">Ty</span> <span word="Cobb">Cobb</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="record">record</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="blurted">blurted</span> <span word="out">out</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Pete">Pete</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="need">need</span> 78 <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span>.</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="at">at</span>-<span word="bats">bats</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> 78 <span word="hits">hits</span>?</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="hesitation">hesitation</span>, <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="stared">stared</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="factly">factly</span> <span word="said">said</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;78.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="yelled">yelled</span> <span word="back">back</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Ah">Ah</span>, <span word="come">come</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> 78 <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="in">in</span> 78 <span word="at">at</span>-<span word="bats">bats</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span>?</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Rose">Rose</span> <span word="calmly">calmly</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throngs">throngs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="anxiously">anxiously</span> <span word="awaiting">awaiting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="boastful">boastful</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>!</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="batter">batter</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>!</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="then">then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="don">don</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="Rose">Rose</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="quotas">quotas</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="dad">dad</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>.</p>
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