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Book 1, a higher state of mind.

Introduction.

I remember playing Little League Baseball, standing on the mound throwing a pitch and hitting a batter with the ball.

The next batter walked up to the plate and I hit him too.

I looked over at my dad who was the manager of the team and he gave me a dirty look and yelled at me to throw strikes.

The next batter got up and the first pitch was out of the strike zone.

Then I threw another bad pitch. I looked over at my dad again and I could see the anger and frustration on his face.

Each time I looked over, he just stared at me and shook his head.

I threw the next pitch and hit the batter on the leg.

The fourth batter walked to the plate and I could see him shaken as he prepared to get hit with the ball.

Everyone watching knew I couldn't find the strike zone and everyone including him knew it was coming next.

Yes, I hit him too.

My dad walked to the mound, replaced me with another pitcher, told me to go play shortstop, and finally took me out of my misery.

Ever since then, I've been searching for ways to be mentally tough.

In 8th grade, I told my mom I was depressed and thought about killing myself.

She started screaming,

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