Anthony Green
the Sports Superstar
With love from,
Mom and Dad
Anthony Green, age 6, lived in Sacramento, California. He liked to play different kinds of sports and dreamed about becoming a professional player. Andre? & Ryan thought Anthony was a great athlete.
One day Anthony was a television commercial for a new sporting goods store.
The next day, Anthony went to the store. He walked over to a pile of baseball bats. He tried to hold the bat just like the professional player in the poster.
Anthony closed his eyes. Suddenly, he was actually playing in the World Series!
The baseball stadium was packed like sardines. The crowd was doing the wave and flying colorful banners in the air.
The bases were loaded. The team depended on Anthony to score the winning run. He held the bat tight as the mean-looking pitcher threw a curve ball. Anthony swung and hit the ball.
The ball flew up, up, up in the air! It kept on going all the way out of the ballpark!
"Holy cow, it's a grand slam!" the announcer yelled.
Anthony thought, "Gee whiz, Andre? & Ryan would be proud of me!" Anthony dropped the bat to run the bases and...
Anthony was back in the sporting goods store. He was a little confused, so he walked across the aisle to a display of basketballs. He began to dribble a basketball. In an instant, Anthony was playing in the finals.
The basketball stands were jammed with people. Andre? & Ryan sat at center court chanting, "Sink it! Sink it!"
Anthony looked at the scoreboard. His team was one point behind. There were only seconds left in the game.
Anthony dribbled across the court, then quickly slam dunked the ball. It zoomed straight through the basket!
The cheerleaders sand, "Hooray! Hooray for Anthony !"
The team players lifted Anthony on their shoulders. When they put him down, he was once again at the sporting goods store.
Anthony picked up a football and began to watch the Super Bowl on a big screen TV.
Suddenly, he was the quarterback on the field. There were two seconds left in the game and his team was five points behind. Three enormous linemen from the other team were heading straight for Anthony .
Anthony managed to spin out of the tackle and avoid a sack. He ran twenty yards, forty yards, then fifty! Touchdown!
Anthony was so happy he threw the football in the air, and did a little victory dance. Anthony was given a beautiful trophy and named the MVP of the year.
Suddenly, Anthony realized the store was closing.
On the way to the exit, he passed a display of trophies and thought, "If I practice really hard, my dreams of being a professional athlete really could come true. I can't wait to tell Andre? & Ryan about my wonderful sports adventure."
The End
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