Tom is a confident boy. He likes playing baseball. He practices a lot in his backyard(后院). He has always wanted to be a great batter(击球手).
One day, after gathering his baseball equipment(装备), Tom went to practice in the backyard again.
"I'm the greatest baseball player in the world, " he said confidently before he started.
Then he threw the ball in the air, swung(挥舞) and missed.
But he didn't give up. He picked up the ball, said to himself, " I'm the greatest player ever!" and threw it into the air once more. He swung at the ball, but once again he missed.
He stopped for a while to rest and think. Then once again he threw the ball into the air and said, "I'm the greatest baseball player who has ever lived. "He swung the bat as hard as he could, but unluckily, he missed the ball again.
Wow!" he cried out. "What an amazing pitcher(投手) I am!"
We will often run into situations(情况) in life where we fail. But if we can have a sense of humor about it and make fun of ourselves a bit, like Tom did, we can get through hard times.
