Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street. By this time Sampson had developed into a skillful, potentially professional baseball player. He was the captain of the baseball team at University and could almost touch his dreams of playing in the major leagues. In what way is Sampson different by the end of the story? He now thinks about playing baseball in college. He no longer thinks that his dreams are possible. He no longer has an interest in playing baseball. He is now open to exploring other career possibilities.