Maya Angelou's "Champion of the World"

My Big Game

It was pre-game warm-ups and everyone on my team was excited and ready to play our long time rivals the Everett Crimson Tide. It was great day to play baseball, sunny and hardly any wind. There were already tons of eager and excited fans sitting in the stands waiting for the game to begin. As game time approached all us athletes started to become impatient, it seemed like time was taking forever to hit 3:30, the time at which the game would begin.
At about 3:10 the coach read off the starting lineup and told me that I was on the mound today. When those words came out of his mouth, I was stunned. It made me feel really good about myself; knowing that the coach had enough faith in me to pitch against one of the best teams in our division. Right after he told me I ran to the bullpen faster than ever before and stood there till the catcher put his equipment on and was ready to warm me up. Holding that ball in my hand......

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Title: Champion Of The World
Approximate Word Count: 1219
Approximate Pages: 5 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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