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It's easy to feel sorry for Minami and how she grew to "hate" baseball (I don't think she really does). I have a sister who experienced something similar. When she was little, basketball was her whole life. She would always play with the other boys in the park and at school, and was better than most by a long shot. But as time passed, and puberty hit everyone, things changed. They got a lot better than her by virtue of the fact that they were male, and inevitably she couldn't keep up. Sure, she was a great player on the girl's basketball team, but that's not the same as being on the boy's team. It's considered inferior by all measures, and everyone knew this except her.
This is a fact of life for any "tomboy" who plays sports religiously: enjoy being equally good or better than your male counterparts, because it will not last, and no amount of practice or hard work will change that.
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