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Troy is the character I chose. He has constant problems throughout his life. He has a rough childhood, he doesn't make the Major leagues because of his race and he ends up cheating on his wife.

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Responsibility

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"Not me. I ain’t gonna owe nobody nothing if I can help it. Miss a payment and they come and snatch it right out your house. Then what you got? Now, soon as I get two hundred dollars clear, then I’ll buy a TV. Right now, as soon as I get two hundred and sixty-four dollars, I’m gonna have this roof tarred" - Troy
Troy says this to explain to Cory that you have to know your responsibilities. If he doesn't get the roof fixed then his family could get hurt from an unsafe house and he can't get a TV when he needs to fix a roof.

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I partially sympathize with Troy and I partially don't. He had a rough childhood and I believe that that's part of the reason he is the way is. He always causes some of his own problems in his life. Him cheating on Rose caused his life to start to fall apart.

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This is the picture I chose the symbolized Troy the best. This describes how Troy always uses baseball to connect to what he is talking about. We see him multiple times connect real life scenarios to baseball scenarios. This shows how he treats life with a baseball like mentality.

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This explains how Troy feels his life is.

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"You could understand for me that life was a struggle" -From the song Struggle

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Troy's motto: Life can throw you curve balls, you just have to be ready for them.
Explanation: This means to be ready for the unexpected.

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Theme: Life is full of obstacles
Quote: "I was safe. I had me a family. A job. I wasn’t gonna get that last strike. I was on first looking for one of them boys to knock me in. To get me home. . . . Then when I saw that gal . . . she firmed up my backbone. And I got to thinking that if I tried . . . I just might be able to steal second. Do you understand after eighteen years I wanted to steal second. . . . I’m trying the best I can to explain it to you. It’s not easy for me to admit I’ve been standing in the same place for eighteen years"
Explanation: This is where he talks about the obstacles he was facing in his life and he wants to handle them.