Which of these is a fact? a when training in a sport, it's best to work on the basics. b wearing lionel messi's number gives benjamin palandella good luck. c six years old is too young to begin training in a sport. d some of club social parque's players went on to play for europe's top clubs. and what didn’t came on the picture is there are hundreds of clubs like parque in buenos aires alone. there are thousands of talented kids. only a few will become top players.

Read this passage: byron and mitch are co-captains of the mathletes, their high school's academic team. they are backstage with the five other team members, preparing to compete in the state math quiz. byron sits on the floor with his eyes closed and his earbuds in, listening to classical jazz, which him focus his mind and energy. suddenly, he feels a presence beside him. he opens his eyes to see mitch staring at him. "mathletes! mathletes! " mitch chants loudly. mitch gives byron a thumbs-up and then proceeds to strut around like a peacock, high-fiving the other team members, as byron shuts his eyes again and does his best to refocus his mind which statement best summarizes the passage?