BiographybyKimGriswellbyKimGriswPAIREDREADTalkwiththeGloveAgainstAgainsttheOddstheOddsSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:(t)ImageSource/GettyImages,(b)OttoGreuleJr/Stringer/GettyImages**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.WordCount:1,889**ComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:Author’sPointofViewVocabularyStrategyIdiomsVocabularyassess,compensate,deteriorated,devastating,implement,peripheral,potential,summitELLVocabularycapabilities,persevereContentStandardsScienceLifeScienceCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118683-9MHID:0-02-118683-9PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110byKimGriswellPAIREDREADChapter1AWaytoPlay................................2Chapter2AgainsttheOdds.............................5Chapter3TheMajorLeague.............................9Chapter4ThePublicStage.............................12RespondtoReading.........................15TalkwiththeGlove.................16Glossary/Index..............................19FocusonScience...................20EssentialQuestionHowdopeoplemeetpersonalchallenges?AgainstAgainsttheOddstheOddsImageSource/GettyImagesChildrenstillplayLittleLeaguebaseballtoday.JimAbbottwasbornin1967andgrewupinFlint,Michigan.Bytheageoffive,Jimknewhewantedtoplaybaseball.Jimwantedtoplaybaseballwiththeneighborhoodkids,butthekidsdidnotaskhimtoplay.ItwasbecauseJimhadbeenbornwithoutarighthand.Oneday,Jimranhomecryingbecausehedidn’tgetpickedtoplaybaseball.Jim’sparentswantedJimtoreachhispotential.TheytoldJimtobebrave.TheytoldJimtotelltheotherkidshewantedtoplay.Jimlistenedtohisparents’a...
