I was watching something on ESPN2's E:60 about a 16 or 17 year old phenom who plays baseball. He throws 96 and has hit a 570 foot homerun with an aluminum bat. Also hit the back wall at Tropicana Field with an Aluminum bat. He is touted as being one of the best ever.
His name is Bryce Harper. He is leaving high school for his final two years and will try to play for a junior college now before entering the MLB draft at 17. This is obviously risky. I hope the best for the kid but I really hope that the fame doesn't get to him. With all the attention it will be easy for him to lose focus on the game and focus on the fame he has. He must focus on the game in order to be as good as he can be. I feel like there are a lot of high school athletes who are really good but then relax or get caught up in other things that prevent them from reaching their potential. I hope Bryce Harper is not one of those kids.
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