The Mindset of a Champion
SETTING: A brightly lit school gym set up for a history show. There is a basketball hoop and a red sports jersey with the number 23 on a rack.
CHARACTERS:
HOLDEN: A ten-year-old student who is playing Michael Jordan in a school show.
MR. STERLING: The drama teacher who helps Holden practice.
[Holden is dribbling a basketball with high focus. He wears a large red jersey. Mr. Sterling enters holding a clipboard.]
MR. STERLING: We have twenty minutes before the doors open, Holden. Are you ready to act like the greatest of all time?
HOLDEN: [Stops dribbling and catches the ball.] Yes, Mr. Sterling. I have studied Michael Jordan for months. I watched his famous games, like the one where he played even though he was sick. I do not want to just act like him. I want to feel how focused he was.
MR. STERLING: [Nods with a smile.] Excellent. Most kids just focus on his shoes or his cool dunks. But you look deeper. What is the most important part of your final scene?
- Dribble:
- To bounce a ball repeatedly against the floor with one hand, as in basketball.
- Reader's Theater:
- A style of theater where actors read from a script and use their voices and simple movements to tell a story.
- Excellence:
- The quality of being outstanding or extremely good at something through hard work.
- Visualize:
- To form a picture of something in your mind.
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