One after another.
But still no miracle happened.
The speed must be at least 160.
This girl's name is Xiao Ying.
Baseball has been her favorite sport.
Young's biggest dream.
The minimum ball speed requirement is 160.
Ying didn't want to bow down to fate.
You're a girl.
Because compared to baseball.
Water polo is the right sport for girls.
She wanted to join the professional baseball team.
The coach couldn't take it anymore.
He said sarcastically to Young.
No matter how hard you try, it's useless.
There's no way you'll ever play professional baseball.
No team will want you.
Young was not convinced.
She dragged her coach to the field.
She wanted to prove herself with her strength.
She brought in the best hitter on the team.
She got the team's best hitter to block her.
Then she swung her hand and threw a beautiful line.
The hitter missed one after another.
Ying looked at the coach provocatively.
But the coach called a halt to the game.
And instructed him to adjust the angle of the ball.
No matter how Ying threw the ball.
It's not because you're a girl.
It's because your strength is not up to the requirements of the professional team.
You think you're good.
Ying was very excited.
She started to train hard.
She was impressed by her coach.
She made it to the varsity baseball tournament, which had never had a female player before.
She realized that the physical difference between men and women existed objectively
Women are not allowed to play professional baseball.
was to become a professional baseball player.
still couldn't reach the speed required for a professional game.
Ying's training
The coach saw it in her eyes
In Xiaoying's body
He felt like he saw himself once.
No one knew that
The coach was the same as Xiao Ying when he was a child
He believed in his future
He believed he could be a great professional baseball player.
But thirty years have passed
This dream still hasn't come true
Now at his age
He has long passed his prime as an athlete
Even if his skills are perfect
Can't be the same as when he was young
He will not be able to run on the field of play
In Xiaoying's body
He saw a resilience that many boys don't have.
He found Xiaoying
He had a frank talk with her
He told her from his own experience
To become a professional baseball player
How hard it is to become a professional baseball player
He had worked hard all his life
I still couldn't go pro.
But Young told him
I'll go for you.
Looking at Xiaoying's bright eyes
The coach smiled.
The spirit of baseball
was passed on silently between them.
In order for Young to participate in the tryouts
The coach jumped into the library
He started to check all kinds of related materials
He found that the ball Ying threw
Although the speed is not fast
but the spin was very strong
He told Ying
As a woman
the difference between her and male athletes
Physical strength gap is objective
They must face up to their physical shortcomings
and then build on their strengths to avoid their weaknesses
The coach told Ying to give up on the speed of the ball
Instead, she trained a butterfly ball
butterfly ball that relies on the angle of rotation to confuse the batter.
This type of pitch
It doesn't require a lot of strength
Instead, she relies on the power of her fingertips
Spins the ball
It is a common way for players with weak arms
It's a common way for players with weak arms.
Ying understood the coach's intention.
She was silent for a moment
She said, "But there has never been
butterfly thrower has ever made the professional team
But the coach told her categorically
Then you will be the first one
Under the coach's guidance
Ying started training butterfly ball.
For Ying.
The butterfly ball brought new hope.
But it was also like starting from scratch.
At first, the butterfly ball did not work well.
In the simulations, Ying repeatedly missed.
She was teased by people around her.
In order to master the new pitching style as soon as possible
Xiao Ying began to train day and night.
But as graduation was approaching
If she lost her status as a student
then she couldn't
stay on the varsity team for training.
Ying asked her mother
if she could repeat her grade
to get an extra year of training
But when her mother heard that, she got angry
She told her
Don't even think about it!
Mom told Xiao Ying
She had already arranged everything
As soon as she graduated
She went to work in the factory she worked in
To earn money to support the family
There was no way
The family's financial situation
was not optimistic
Xiao Ying finally nodded her head
She agreed to work part-time in a factory
But she still didn't give up her baseball training
Every day after finishing the workshop work
No matter how late it was
she would go back to the field
She insisted on completing her training program
But it didn't last long
In order to have more time for training
Ying often sneaked away from the factory to the court
The supervisor soon found out about this.
Her mother heard about her frequent absences.
She scolded her daughter.
Angry, she threw Young's baseball glove into the fire
and scolded her.
Wake up!
You're not going to be a professional baseball player.
Don't make any more unnecessary efforts.
Ying cried and asked her mother
"You've never seen me play baseball.
How do you know I can't do it?
But mom ignored Ying
She turned around and walked into the house
Looking at her beloved baseball glove
Turned into ashes
Young's heart was torn.
The coach heard about Ying and her mother.
He found Ying's mother
He confirmed Ying's talent.
He told her.
Ying could be a woman
To persevere until now
She had experienced a lot of disbelief and grievances
He invited his mother to watch Xiao Ying's competition
Tell her
Ying has never said she can't do it.
It's not right for us to judge her.
After listening to the coach's words
The mother thought about it.
She decided to go see her daughter's game herself
To try to learn
to really get to know her.
In order to give Xiao Ying a chance
The coach contacted many people
Finally, she was able to apply for
a chance to participate in the audition
On the day of the competition
the coach gave Ying a new pair of gloves
and invited Xiaoying's mother
also invited to the scene
He told Ying's mother
You should go see your daughter's game
Otherwise you will never know
How much she loves baseball.
The mother agreed after a moment's reflection
Sitting in the audience
She watched her daughter on the field from afar.
As soon as Young took the field.
She caused an uproar in the crowd
A girl
to participate in
The professional baseball team tryouts.
Young ignored the boos.
She focused all her attention
On the ball in her hands
She stopped chasing speed.
Instead, she studied the position of the batter.
She throws a fast-spinning butterfly ball.
The batter raises his bat high
But no matter what
She couldn't hit Ying's ball.
Faced with this result
Everyone was astonished
Seeing this scene
The organizers of the audition
was also a bit surprised.
He didn't mind letting Xiao Ying participate in the audition
But that doesn't mean he is willing to recruit a girl
to join his professional baseball team.
The organizer waved his hand
A professional player who was on the sidelines
Replaced the original batter
Secretly raising the level of difficulty
Ying on the sidelines didn't know what was going on
But she clearly felt that
The new batter on the court
The hitting rate had increased significantly.
The situation that was originally in her favor
was greatly reversed.
One ball
Two balls
Three goals.
Xiao Ying's winning percentage
In the second half of the game, it was lower and lower
If it continues
she will not be in the professional team
At this moment
She only has one last ball left in her hand
If the ball is intercepted again
Then this game
Ying would end up losing.
Ying's mind went blank.
She took a deep breath.
With all her strength.
She threw a ball.
The ball was knocked back.
But to the surprise of everyone
Ying actually caught the ball steadily.
Everyone was shocked by this scene.
Because in the game of baseball
This is a rare occurrence.
Even the experienced veterans
Can't do it.
This is a very difficult move
What's even more incredible is that
This ball is not Ying's usual butterfly ball.
It's just an ordinary ball with a speed of 130.
This means that
Ying won the match with a low-speed ball
won the match.
The audience erupted in applause.
The mother on stage was filled with tears.
For the first time, she understood her daughter's persistence.
Xiao Ying passed the tryout with flying colors.
But just when everyone thought
She would become the first female baseball player in Korea's history
professional female baseball player
Something unexpected happened.
None of the teams
wanted to sign her as a professional player
to sign her.
They approached Ying
Invited her to join the team's publicity department
hoping to make her a
star player
The manager told Ying
As a professional player
female identity is her shortcoming
But if she joins the publicity department
Gender would be her advantage
Hearing the manager's words
But Ying smiled
She told the manager
Baseball itself doesn't really have a gender difference
Speed is not that important either
The key is the ball that is thrown
How to not get hit
Her strength is not her gender either
It is the use of the butterfly ball
Throwing the ball that the opponent can't hit
She won't join the operations department
Because she just wants to be a
professional baseball player.
Young's words made the manager think.
They finally decided
to sign Ying as a professional player
60 million per year
Hearing this news
Her mother couldn't believe her ears.
Her skinny daughter
could really become a professional baseball player.
At the end of the story
Young got what she wanted
became the first female professional baseball player in the history of Korea
The first female professional baseball player
Young's story has inspired many people
With her encouragement
More and more women are getting involved in baseball
Baseball is no longer exclusive to a specific gender
Looking at all this
Ying showed a genuine smile
Realizing her dream of becoming a professional athlete
Her next plan
is to become a baseball teacher after she retires
Become a baseball teacher
Just like the coach helped her at the beginning
to help more people with dreams
(End)
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