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My dad, “Mutt” Mantle is1a father to me, sometimes more like a good judge of talent.

He was 2about baseball. He made his living working in mines. But he played baseball in several town teams.

From the day I was born, Dad said he wanted me to make my living as baseball player. He named me Mickey3a catcher he liked. He hoped I would play for the New York Yankees.

Dad often 4a toy baseball to my crib(摇篮). One day, 5. I caught one. Then he was sure that I\'d be a ball player!

I learned about the 6on a ball field before I learned my ABC\'s. When I was three, Dad had Mama make me little uniform. He liked to 7around town in it.

When I five, I started school. That same day, I had my first 8in switch-hitting(左右手都能击球)

Dad and Grandpa were in the yard when I came home from school. They had a small bat and two9“Mickey,” said Dad, “ Grandpa and I have thought up at a new 10. Take this bat and try to hit our

pitches(投掷).I\'m left-handed. When I throw, you swing right-handed 11you always have. Grandpa\'s right-handed. When he throws, turn around and swing left-handed.”

Dad was going to make me a 12! He knew that a player who can bat both right and left has a good 13of making hit.

That day I tried and tried. But I couldn\'t swing left-handed. After about 15 minutes, I yelled to Mama for help. She said, “ I know it\'s easy. But please try.14, to make Dad happy .”

So, every day after school we had switch-hitting 15. After two weeks, I didn\'t 16it any more. My17were getting trained. I began to hit a few.

After a year or two, Dad and Grandpa began throwing as 18as they could. And they put real curves(曲线)on those tennis balls. Then as I grew older, they began to use baseball 19.

So you know20I, today\'s baseball star Mickey Mantle, got my star as a Switch-Hitter.