Paul and I were on our school basketball team, The Lions. We 【小题1】 (love) basketball and were both huge fans of the NBA. My favorite player was LeBron James. Paul’s favorite player was Tyrone Bogues, a guy 【小题2】 played for the Charlottee Hornets, although we 【小题3】 (actual) agree that they are both champions.

Bogues was only 1.6 metres tall, which made him the 【小题4】 (short) player ever in the NBA. Paul was only 1.6 metres tall, too! During all those hours of doing jump shots 【小题5】 his own, he used Bogues as his 【小题6】 (inspire). Paul once said. “If Bogues could make 【小题7】, why not me?”

Our coach was not so sure. Paul had to try out many times just for 【小题8】 (make) the team. He was still usually on the bench, 【小题9】 was really tough on him. Everyone knew Paul had real skills, and was someone who worked really hard and had a strong desire to play for 【小题10】 team. However. Paul didn’t get a chance.

Huang Yuting, a 17-year-old girl from Zhejiang Province, won three gold medals in shooting(射击) at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. “I feel 【小题1】 (excite) about the result because the effort is worth it!” Huang said in an interview. When she was 10, she 【小题2】 (select) to be a member of the shooting team in a local children sports school. In 2020, she joined Zhejiang Provincial Shooting Team and earned her place by training hard. “This is a sport in which I fight against myself. I will always work hard and try 【小题3】 (I) best!” Huang said.

Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are athletes who are masters in their sport.

When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination 【小题1】 (test). The team that Lang Ping had built was falling 【小题2】. Two players had to leave. 【小题3】 (lose) two important players was a big challenge, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She knew that her young 【小题4】 (player )could win if they worked together as a team. Two weeks later, they were world champions!

Michael Jordan 【小题5】 was known as “Air Jordan” changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were impressive, but the mental 【小题6】 (strong) that he showed made him unique. Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning from his failures. Losing games taught him to practice 【小题7】(hard) and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt 【小题8】（share）his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago 【小题9】 (help) young people since 1996.

They set 【小题10】good example for us and we are proud of them.