Paul and I, 【小题1】 loved basketball and were huge fans of the NBA, were on our school basketball team, The Lions. When we weren’t playing on the court, we 【小题2】 (watch) a game on TV. My favourite player was LeBron James, and Paul’s favourite player was Tyrone, although we 【小题3】 (actual) agree that they are champions.

Bogues was only 1.6 metres tall, which made him the 【小题4】 (short) player ever in the NBA. By coincidence, Paul was only 1.6 metres tall, too! Paul knew that 【小题5】 (be) shorter than other players meant that he had to practise more. During all those hours of doing jump shots on his own, he used Bogues as his 【小题6】 (inspire). Paul believed that if Bogues could make it, he would do it as well, but our coach was not so sure. Paul tried 【小题7】 many times just for making the team. He was usually on the bench, being just a 【小题8】 (replace), which was really tough on him. 【小题9】 he had real skills, worked really hard and had a strong desire 【小题10】 (play) for the team, Paul didn’t get a chance. He had to wait for it.