Sports Superstar
Michael Emch, age 8, lived in Stafford, VA. He liked to play different kinds of sports and dreamed about becoming a professional player. Samuel, Nicholas, Taylor, Leighton, and Nanny thought Michael was a great athlete.
One day Michael saw a television commercial for a new sporting goods store. The next day,Michael went to the store. He walked over to a pile of baseball bats. He tried to hold the bat just like the professional player in the poster. Michael closed his eyes. Suddenly, he was actually playing in the World Series!
The baseball stadium was packed like sardines. The crowd was doing the wave and flying colorful banners in the air. The bases were loaded. The team depended on Michael to score the winning run. He held the bat tight as the mean-looking pitcher threw a curve ball. Michael swung and hit the ball. The ball flew up, up, up in the air! It kept on going all the way out of the ballpark! "Holy cow, It's a grand slam!" the announcer yelled.
Michael thought, "Gee whiz, Samuel, Nicholas, Taylor, Leighton, and Nanny would be proud of me!" Michael dropped the bat to run the bases and...
Michael was back in the sporting goods store. He was a little confused, so he walked across the aisle to a display of basketballs. He began to dribble a basketball. In an instant, Michael was playing in the finals.
The basketball stands were jammed with people. Samuel, Nicholas, Taylor, Leighton, and Nanny sat at center court chanting, "Sink it! Sink it!"
Michael looked at the scoreboard. There were only seconds left in the game. Michael dribbled across the court, then quickly slam dunked the ball. It zoomed straight through the basket!
The cheerleaders sang, "Hooray! Hooray for Michael!"
The team lifted Michael on their shoulders. When they put him down, he was once again at the sporting goods store.
Michael picked up a football and began to watch the Super Bowl on a big screen TV.
Suddenly, he was the quarterback on the field. There were two seconds left in the game and his team was five points behind. Three enormous lineman from the other team were heading straight for Michael.
Michael managed to spin out of the tackle and avoid a sack. He ran twenty yards, forty yards, then fifty! Touchdown!
Michael was so happy he threw the football in the air, and did a little victory dance. Michael was given a beautiful trophy and named the MVP of the year.
Suddenly, Michael realized the store was closing.
On the way to the exit he passed a display of trophies and thought, If I practice really hard, my dreams of becoming a professional athlete really could come true. I can't wait to tell Samuel, Nicholas, Taylor, Leighton, and Nanny about my wonderful sports adventure.