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I grew up poor - living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had
1 money and
few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was
2 and energetic. I understood that no matter
how poor a person was, they could
3 afford a dream.
My dream was to be a
4 . When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball. I was also
5 : my high - school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who
6 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular
7 with him changed my life forever.
It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer
8 . This meant a chance for my first
income - cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the
9 of savings for a house for my mother. The
opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to
10 at it.
Then I realized I would have to
11 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I
would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn't be playing. I was
12 about this.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as
13 as I expected him to be. "You have your whole life to work," he said. "Your
14 days are limited. You can't afford to waste them."
I stood before him with my head
15 , 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
16 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
17 ?" he asked.
That
18 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I
devoted myself to
19 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
20 of my dreams.
( )1. A. some
( )2. A. happy
( )3. A. only
( )4. A. teacher
( )5. A. lucky
( )6. A. taught
( )7. A. match
( )8. A. job
( )9. A. cause
( )10. A. stand
( )11. A. take out
( )12. A. excited
( )13. A. mad
( )14. A. working
( )15. A. shaking
( )16. A. feeling
( )17. A. dream
( )18. A. offer
( )19. A. study
( )20. A. clothes |
B. little
B. lovely
B. ever
B. coach
B. satisfied
B. asked
B. story
B. camp
B. start
B. call
B. cut off
B. curious
B. puzzled
B. playing
B. hanging
B. suffering
B. game
B. price
B. sports
B. bike |
C. no
C. angry
C. still
C. doctor
C. hopeful
C. told
C. moment
C. holiday
C. need
C. look
C. put on
C. anxious
C. regretful
C. learning
C. holding
C. facing
C. chance
C. question
C. homework
C. house |
D. much
D. noisy
D. almost
D. sportsman
D. surprised
D. trained
D. incident
D. course
D. amount
D. jump
D. give up
D. disappointed
D. discouraged
D. shining
D. nodding
D. expressing
D. life
D. order
D. business
D. goods |