The Phenom Page #2

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I don't play by those rules.

I don't care if you are the big jock

around here,

you still have to study

when it comes to my class.

Yes, ma'am.

I know those big league scouts

are all over the place. I see them.

You'll have more money in a year from now

than I'll have in... all my lifetimes.

But you and I both know

that does not change one undeniable fact.

Ma'am?

You know I know your daddy?

You do?

We were at school here, together.

He was a real piece of work.

An expert at cutting corners.

When there weren't any corners left,

he'd make circles around her.

I was hoping

he hadn't taught you that trick.

Well, I'm not trying to make excuses,

Ms. Epland, but sometimes, I find it

a little difficult to balance

baseball and homework.

Now, you listen to me.

When you're gifted

with a talent like you are,

people will say,

"Wow, that's pretty nifty."

And they'll tell you honestly

that it can change your life,

lead you to inconceivable realms.

But you have to work at bringing

the rest of your person up to that level.

If you only do what comes easy to you,

what you are good at,

you are just an untrained thoroughbred,

which isn't a race horse, at all.

It's a wild animal.

I'm using sports metaphor

so that you can understand,

Junior.

Yo, what's up, Hopper?

Uh, Dorothy was telling us

that you are trying to decide

between college and being a professional.

Yeah.

I know my college education

is important, but at the same time...

Mm, nonsense.

I mean, when those colleges

start giving kids a share

of all the money they are making

off of them, then maybe.

But as it is, it's absurd.

I mean, the NCAA's completely corrupt.

Who's that guy, at Duke?

The one at Duke that they are paying

ten million dollars a year

to coach a basketball team.

Coach K, absolutely.

Yeah, these coaches

making a million dollars

while the players get nothing,

it should be illegal.

And so should the Major League drafts.

All drafts should be illegal.

You want to sign with the Yankees,

you should be able to sign with Yankees,

don't you think?

I've never really thought about it before.

All drafts should be illegal.

I don't think Yankees

would be my first pick.

Why not?

Well, you know, New York.

All those people, all that money.

Isn't money important to you?

Yeah, money is important to me but,

only enough to take care of my mom

and I don't have to put up

with those Steinbrenner kids.

Talk to the socialist.

What's a socialist?

It's a person who believes in a system

where there's no private property.

Oh, that's not me. No.

I want to buy my mom a house.

Of course.

You're still a ball player, after all.

I mean you couldn't throw all those

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