I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had
36 money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was
37 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could
38 afford a dream.
My dream was to be a
39 .When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball. I was also
40 : my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who
41 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular
42 with him changed my life forever.
It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer
43 . This meant a chance for my first income—cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the
44 of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to
45 at it.
Then I realized I would have to
46 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. I was
47 about this.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as
48 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your
49 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”
I stood before him with my head
50 , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth
51 his disappointment in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded.
“$ 3．25 an hour,” I replied.
“Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a
52 ?” he asked.
That
53 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to
54 that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the
55 of my dreams.
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| 小题3: | | A．only | B．ever | C．still | D．almost |
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| 小题4: | | A．teacher | B．coach | C．doctor | D．sportsman |
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| 小题5: | | A．lucky | B．satisfied | C．hopeful | D．surprised |
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| 小题6: | | A．taught | B．asked | C．told | D．trained |
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| 小题7: | | A．match | B．story | C．moment | D．incident |
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| 小题8: | | A．job | B．camp | C．holiday | D．course |
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| 小题9: | | A．cause | B．start | C．need | D．amount |
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| 小题10: | | A．stand | B．call | C．look | D．jump |
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| 小题11: | | A．take out | B．cut off | C．put on | D．give up |
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| 小题12: | | A．excited | B．curious | C．anxious | D．disappointed |
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| 小题13: | | A．mad | B．puzzled | C．regretful | D．discouraged |
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| 小题14: | | A．working | B．playing | C．learning | D．shining |
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| 小题15: | | A．shaking | B．hanging | C．holding | D．nodding |
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| 小题16: | | A．feeling | B．suffering | C．facing | D．expressing |
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| 小题17: | | A．dream | B．game | C．chance | D．life |
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| 小题18: | | A．offer | B．price | C．question | D．order |
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| 小题19: | | A．study | B．sports | C．homework | D．business |
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| 小题20: | | A．clothes | B．bike | C．house | D．goods |
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