I was never going to be a quarterback on the football team or the starting pitcher on a baseball team.

我从来没有想过要去成为一个橄榄球队中的四分卫，或者是一支棒球队中的投手。

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Summers in the mid-70s were spent at home shooting baskets, hitting a baseball, or throwing a football, preparing for my future as a quarterback on a football team.

70年代中期的夏天，我在家里投篮、打棒球或投橄榄球，为我将来成为橄榄球队的四分卫做准备。

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My dad was the star player on his school team, and they first met in line to buy hot dogs at a baseball game!

我爸爸是校队的明星球员，他们第一次见面就是在一场棒球赛中排队买热狗的时候！

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Players from the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team were on hand around the park for a "meet and greet" with fans.

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