  A baseball player in the Negro Leagues who played for the Birmingham Black Barons and Indianapolis Clowns.   1st African-American to play for the Chicago White Sox in   To reach his dreams and goals, he stayed focused, improved every day, & did not take anything for granted.

1. 1.Stay Focused 2. 2.Improve Every Day 3. 3.Do Not Take Anything for Granted

In your group: 1. 1.Discuss when we have used these three success strategies in the school setting Next, select one success strategy and tell your group members when you used that strategy and how it helped you. You can discuss how you used the strategy at home or at school Finally, report out to the class.

Sam Hairston was able to achieve his goals by using 3 success strategies. Staying focused has been important in my life. I remember ever since I was a young girl all I wanted to do was teach. I would annoy my siblings with playing school and when they didn’t want to play school, I would have imaginary students and a clipboard to take attendance. Of course everyone was always present!

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Think about the 3 success strategies. Choose 1 to write about. In a Quick Write, state the strategy and explain how you have used the strategy in the past to reach a goal. Use at least one of the vocabulary words we just discussed. Be prepared to share your Quick Write when the player visits our classroom.

Born April 3, 1985 in Arlington, Texas Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers Became the first Milwaukee Brewers pitcher to start a career with at least 3 perfect innings!