The Rising: Antichrist Is Born by Lahaye Tim & Jenkins Jerry B

Author:Lahaye, Tim & Jenkins, Jerry B. [Lahaye, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction, Buck (Fictitious character), Modern fiction, Williams, Pilots, Christian, Faith (Christianity), Religious - General, Rapture (Christian Eschatology), Antichrist, Fantasy Fiction, Christian - Futuristic, Christian Fiction, Rayford (Fictitious ch, Christianity, Futuristic, Rapture (Christian eschatology, Fiction - Religious, Steele, General, General & Literary Fiction, Religious, Rayford (Fictitious Character)
ISBN: 9780842361934
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2005-09-15T07:00:00+00:00

"But I will not tell anybody, Mom. They would not understand."

As a junior Ray Steele had had another off year, shooting up two more inches and actually playing worse football, basketball, and baseball than he had the year before. All

hype and promise of his being a three-sport starter and standout on the varsity teams proved wrong as he had

seasons in all sports. He started as the varsity quartar back but after winning the first two games against teams, he lost the last eight, throwing more interceptions than touchdowns. The only reason he didn't lose the b was because no one else had his size or potential. His coach, Fuzzy Bellman, also the high school athletics director encouraged him. "You've got all the tools, Ray. We'll we a good season next year."

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"Yeah, but you don't get a scholarship based on just a good senior season."

"You could. You never know."

In basketball Ray was expected to be a starter, but he wound up riding the bench most of the season as backup to a good power forward a year younger. Ray played a lot of scrub, cleanup minutes and found himself actually hoping his sophomore teammate would get hurt.

What's the matter with me? he wondered late at night. He didn't remember being jealous and petty when he was younger. But he hadn't had cause either. The worse the basketball season grewlhis team finished evenlthe harder Ray worked at his studies. It was gratifying to be onhis way to a high grade point average, especially in math and science, but he had to admit he would rather be revered as a great athlete than a great student. He had a better chance at a scholarship as a student than as a jock, but that wasn't as much fun.

At least his flying lessons were going well. He was able to get to the airstrip only infrequently, due to all his other activities, but Ray's instructor assured him he would be able to get his private license by the time he was eighteen and a senior.

Baseball during the spring of Ray's junior year proved disappointing as well. He was to be the ace pitcher and play first base. He could throw ninety miles an hour-- which would guarantee attracting big-league scouts-- until he hurt his arm. Then he merely played first, batted eighth, and didn't hit .300. So much for an athletic scholarship.

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Worse, Ray became less popular, even among the In elementary school he had been the leader, the guy, the one everybody wanted to hang with.

they had all caught and passed him in ability and vement, and he became the butt of teasing instead of the one dishing it out. At least that showed

him how it felt to be on the receiving end. Rather than laughing it off the way the other guys did, Ray found

defensive and obnoxious. He was humiliated, his anger made him try to play beyond his ability, rendering him less effective.

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