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Unit 13, page 221, exercise 7, listening.

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Excuse me, Coach Chen, have you got a few minutes to talk?

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Sorry, I know I don't have an appointment, but I'm having a tough time right now.

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Sure, Josh. Come on in and have a seat. What's bothering you?

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Well, it's hard for me to say this, but I think I've become a lousy baseball player.

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I was a pretty good player in high school, but now that I'm on a college team, nothing is going right.

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Yes, you do seem kind of stressed out, but tell me about it.

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Let me hear about some specific problems you're having that make you think you're not a good player anymore.

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The main thing is I just can't hit the ball. In high school, I had a really high batting average.

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Hitting was the thing I was best at.

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Now that I'm here, I do okay in batting practice before the game, but when I'm in an actual game, I choke.

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I feel like I'm not going to be able to hit the ball, and I don't.

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That's not all, either. I miss a lot of easy catches when I'm in the field.

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I don't know what's wrong with me. Do you think I need to try some new batting techniques or something?

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Well, Josh, this is a familiar story.

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I've had a lot of young baseball players who do a great job in high school.

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Then they come to college and expect playing to continue to be easy for them.

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But that's not the way things normally happen. This is the real world.

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You mean other guys have this problem?

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They sure do. Here's your problem as I see it.

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Things haven't gone the way you want them to since the season started.

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That's why you've started thinking you're a terrible player.

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Now you're afraid you won't be able to hit the ball, and because you think that, you don't hit it.

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Your fears are controlling you. But you can get beyond this.

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I can? How?

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Stop thinking about having a good performance. Don't compare yourself to others.

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Forget about your batting average. Just be in the moment and try to enjoy what you're doing.

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Forget about yourself.

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So I shouldn't quit the team?

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Josh, that's the silliest thing I've heard all week.

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Of course not. You'll hit if you stop worrying about hitting.

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I'll be seeing you at Friday's game.

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Thanks, coach. I feel a little better. I'll see you on Friday.

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