Have you ever been good at almost anything and terrible at one thing? In the story the marble champ Lupe was really good at everything in school and bad at sports until she tried marbles. Lupe showed me something and that is hard work pays off. First, she squeezed a eraser so her thumb got stronger. Also, she played people that had more experience with marbles. Lastly she practiced for 6 hrs.

Lupe taught me that hard work pays off is that she could crack a marble. For example she squeezed a eraser so that her thumb got stronger. She squeezed it so much her thumb got swollen, and had to show her dad. Next she did great in competition. She won the championship. Lastly she made it powerful. If she could crack a marble that is powerful. That