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Uziel describes himself as a passionate baseball player who never gives up even in the toughest moments. His main focus is to continue perfecting his craft and to continue challenging himself. That’s when he told me, “Also people describe me as a person who’s very caring, laidback, and calm but also fun to be around with. As a baseball player, they would describe me as a player who’s dedicated to the game putting my best effort every second. Someone who has a strong mindset who is willing to continue learning and growing.” I asked him how he felt when people would stereotype him for being small and playing baseball when the level of competition is on average about 6 foot 2 inches. He responded by telling me that he feels like an outlier because of his general size, being 5 foot 5 inches and under 150 pounds. Although he thinks otherwise and doesn’t care about other people's opinions about him, he’s simply there to compete and have fun while playing the sport he loves. He followed that up by saying, “I know who I am, I know what I bring to the table and have to offer, and I’m here where I’m at for a reason.” He just looks forward to continuing working hard, proving the doubters wrong, being himself each day and just playing the game he grew up playing.

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"On the field, I am a passionate, focused, dedicated, hard-working athlete who never gives up and always tries on and off the field to put in my best effort. People would describe me as a caring respectful person, someone who is fun to be around with that has a goofy personality but also serious when I have to be." He tells me people describe him that way because of how good of an individual he is, always kind and respectful to everyone. I asked Leandro what he thinks and feels about the saying, Pitchers aren't Athletes". He elaborated by saying "Whoever says and thinks that is wrong". "If pitching was easy, everyone would be doing it, obviously it's a hard to position to play. Pitchers are supposed to have great mobility and endurance because they're constantly throwing a baseball non-stop." He explains to me how that saying doesn't affect him at all because he knows what he's capable of and can show and prove how athletic he can really be. Leandro also tells me that he looks up to the work ethic of Trevor Bauer, who also is a pitcher who pitched in the MLB. He explained to me that he looks up to Bauer because of how much effort he's put into succeeding in baseball and the amount of hours he's put into training to perfect his craft. He also mentioned that his favorite quote that he lives off of and keeps him going in life is, Yesterday is History, the Future is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift, that is why it's called the Present.

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For being 5 foot 4 inches, Kian has many ambitions and is very confident in his craft. That being his ability to play baseball at a competitive level in Division 1. He told me the he looks up to and admires Dustin Pedroia, a former Major league baseball player who recently retired in 2021. After asking him why he chose Dustin Pedroia he explained to me that as a kid he looked up to him because of how good of a player he was but also the amount of dedication that he put every single game. This makes sense because Kian described himself as a "passionate, resilient, confident, and comfortable person; someone with a strong mindset and work ethic". When he is stereotyped about his height, Kian feels like he has something to prove to the people that are doubting him. What he has to say about that is, I don't let my height define me, and I work as hard as I can so it isn't used against me." What he does is just continuing to push himself more and more everyday and perfect his craft of playing baseball. Till this day the quote he lives by is No Matter The Adversity, always keep Pushing."

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While talking to Julian, as a person he described himself as a very kind, loving peaceful person who is very outgoing. Who cares about his friends and family. When he described himself as a baseball player he said, As a baseball player I am very athletic, quick, dedicated, hard-working, and passionate about the game. We talked about his stereotype of being a Junior in High school playing at the JV (Junior Varsity) level and not at the Varsity level. Usually, at a high school, a Junior would be at least expected to play at the Varsity level, showing that he has he skills and dedication. He talked to me about how he feels disappointed and embarrassed about the fact that he is one JV as a Junior, although his being on JV doesn't stop him from trying to be better and make it onto the varsity level. He told me, "I try to forget what other people think about me, but when it gets to my head I start making mental mistakes on the field. To fix that I try and be in my own world focusing on myself and how I could be getting better, not just to be on the team but to be better for myself." His favorite quote he strongly sticks to is, "People keep telling how my story is supposed to go, but I'm going to do my own thing".