1、Bli nd Dad Watched Me Play Football盲爸爸看我橄欖球比賽Bob Richard, the former pole-vault champion, shares a moving story about a skinny young boy wholoved football with all his heart. Practice after practice, he eagerly gave everything he had. But beinghalf the size of the other boys he got absolutely no whe

2、re. At all the games, this hopeful athlete sat onthe bench and hardly ever played. This teenager lived alone with his father, and the two of them had avery special relati on ship. Even though his son was always on the ben ch, his father was always in thesta nds cheeri ng. He n ever missed a game.Thi

3、s young man was still the smallest of the class whe n he en tered high school.But his fathercon ti nued to en courage him, but also make it very clear that he didnot have to play football if he didn t want to.But the young man loved football and decided to hang in there. He was determined to try his

4、 best atevery practice, and perhaps he d get to play when he became asenior. All through high school he n ever missed a practice or a game, butremaineda bench warmer all four years. His faithful father was always in the stands, always with words of encourageme nt for him.When the young man went to c

5、ollege, he decided to try out for the football team as a walk- on.Everyone was sure he could n ever make the cut, but he did. The coach admitted that he kept him onthe roster because he always put his heart andsoulinto every practice, and at the same time, provided the other memberswith the spirit.T

6、he n ews that he had survived the cut thrilled him so much that he rushed to the n earest pho neand called his father. His father shared his exciteme nt and was sent seas on ticketsfor all thecollege games. This persiste ntyoung athlete n evermissed practice during his four years at college, but he

7、never got to play in a game.It was the end of the senior footballseas on, and as he trotted on to the practicefield shortly before the big playoff game, the coach met him with a telegram and he became deathly silent.Swallowing hard, he mumbled to the coach, “ My father died this mornin g. Is it all

8、right if I misspractice today?”The coach put his arm gen tly around his shoulder and said,“ Take the rest ofthe week off, son. And don t even plan to come to the game on Saturday.”Saturday arrived, and the game was not going well. In the third quarter, whenthe team was ten points beh ind, a sile nt

9、young man quietlyslipped into the emptylocker room and put on his football gear. As he ran onto the sideli nes, the coach and his players wereastounded to see their faithful teammate back so soon.“Coach, please let me play. I ve just got to play today, ” said the young man.The coach prete nded not t

10、o hear him. There was no way he wan ted his worst player in this closeplayoff game. But the young man persisted , and fin ally feeli ng sorry for the kid, the coach gave in .Before long, the coach, the players, and every one in the sta nds could not believe their eyes. Thislittle unknown, who had n

11、ever played before was doing everythi ngrig ht. The score was soon tied. Fin ally, the young man s team won the game!The coach asked how he did it. He looked at the coach, with tears in his eyes,and said, “Well, you know my father died, but did you know that myfather was blind? ” the youngman swallo

12、wed hard and forced a smile, “today was the first time he could see my play, and I wan tedto show him that I could do it!”撐桿跳前冠軍鮑勃？理查德講過這樣一個動人的故事，故事講的是一個全心全意熱愛橄欖球的瘦小男孩。他一場接一場訓練，熱心奉獻所有的一切。但是，個頭比其他男孩小了一半， 絕對一事無成。在所有比賽中，這個滿懷希望的小運動員坐在長椅上，幾乎從未參賽過。這少年和他的父親相依為命，兩人有一種非常特殊的關系。即使兒子總是坐在長椅上，父親也 在看臺上歡呼，從未錯過一場比賽。

13、上中學時，這個少年的個子還是全班最小。但是，他的父親不僅繼續鼓勵他，而且非常 清楚地表明，如果不愿意，他不必打橄欖球。但是，小伙子熱愛橄欖球，決定堅持不懈。在每次訓練中，他都下定決心，竭盡全力， 也許到最后一年，他就可以參賽了。整個中學期間，他從未錯過一次訓練，也從未錯過一次比賽，但整整四年他仍坐在長椅上。他忠實的父親總是在看臺上，總是鼓勵他。小伙子上大學時，決定試著在校橄欖球隊里跑龍套。每個人都確信他絕不可能不被裁員，但他卻留了下來。教練承認把他留在隊里，是因為他總是全心全意地投入每場訓練，同時， 他還以這種精神鼓舞了其他隊員。他沒被裁員的消息讓他萬分激動，他急匆匆地跑到最近的地方給父親打電

14、話。他的父親 和他一樣激動，并收到了觀看他們大學所有橄欖球比賽的季票。大學四年期間，這個不折不扣的年輕運動員從未錯過一次訓練，但他也沒上過一場比賽。到了大學最后一年橄欖球賽季快結束時，盛大的最后決賽開始前不久，他一路小跑來到 了訓練場。教練拿著一份電報迎向他。他頓時陷入了死一般的沉默。他強咽著淚水，對教練喃喃說道：“我父親今天早上去世了。我錯過今天的訓練可以嗎？”教練輕輕抱住他的肩膀說：“孩子，這星期剩下的時間你可以請假。星期六也不用來比賽現場了。”星期六到了，比賽形勢不妙。在第三節比賽中，當球隊落后 10 點時，一個沉默不語的年 輕人悄悄溜進了空蕩蕩的衣帽間， 穿上了橄欖球服。當他跑到球場邊

15、線上時，教練和隊員們 看到他們忠實的隊友會這么快返回都大吃了一驚。“教練，請讓我上吧！今天我必須參賽。”年輕人說。教練假裝沒有聽見。在這場勢均力敵的決賽里，他絕不想讓自己最差的隊員上場。但是,年輕人執意堅持，最后出于可憐小伙子，教練做出了讓步。他上場不久，教練、隊員們和看臺上的每個人都無法相信他們的眼睛。這個鮮為人知、 從未上過場的隊員步步到位。比分很快持平。最后，年輕人的隊伍贏得了比賽！教練問他是如何做到的。他眼含熱淚，望著教練說，“哦，你知道我爸爸去世了，但是 你知道他是盲人嗎？ ”年輕人哽咽著，強裝笑臉。“爸爸來看我所有的比賽，但今天是他第一次能看見我比賽，我想讓他看到我能行！”拓展訓練

16、Even though the son was always on the bench（候補選手）,his father was always in the sta nds cheering. The young man loved 36_ nd determ ined to try his best at everypractice. But he 37 _emained a bench all four years in high school.One day as he ran onto the practice field shortly before the big playoff

17、game, the basketball coach methim with a 38 . The young man read the telegram and he became 39 . The coach put his arm 40around his shoulder and said,“ Take the rest ofthe week off, son. And don t even plan to come back to the41 on Saturday. ”Saturday arrived, and the game was not going 42 ._In the

18、third quarter, whe n the team was ten points beh ind, a sile nt young man ranon to the sideli nes, the 43_nd his players were ast oni shed to see their_44 teammate back so soon.“Coach, please let me 45 . I have just got to play today, ” said the young man.The coach pretended not to 46 him. Never wou

19、ld he let his 47 player in this close playoff game. But theyoung man 48 , and fin ally feeli ng sorry for young man, the coach 49 . This little unknown, who had never played before, was doing everyth ingright. The opposite team could not 50 him. His team began to win.51 , the coachcame to him and sa

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