If the Dream is Big Enough
為了心中的夢想
I used to watch her from my kitchen window， she seemed so small as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during recess. A sea of children， and yet to me， she stood out from them all. I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could. I began to notice her at other times， basketball in hand， playing alone. She would practice dribbling and shooting over and over again， sometimes until dark. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She looked directly in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said， “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a scholarship. I like basketball. I decided that if I were good enough， I would get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough， the facts don”t count.” Then she smiled and ran towards the court to recap the routine I had seen over and over again. Well， I had to give it to her—she was determined. I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week， she led her varsity team to victory.
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我以前常常從廚房的窗戶看到她穿梭于操場上的一群男孩子中間，她顯得那么矮小。學(xué)校在我家的街對面，我可以經(jīng)常看到孩子們在下課時間打球。盡管有一大群的孩子，但我覺得她跟其他的孩子截然不同。我記得第一天看到她打籃球的情景?？粗谄渌⒆优赃叾祦磙D(zhuǎn)去，我感到十分驚奇。她總是盡力地跳起投籃，球恰好越過那些孩子的頭頂飛入籃筐。那些男孩總是拼命地阻止她，但沒有人可以做得到。我開始注意到她有時候一個人打球。她一遍遍地練習(xí)運球和投籃，有時直到天黑。有一天我問她為什么這么刻苦地練習(xí)。她直視著我的眼睛，不加思索地說：“我想上大學(xué) 。只有獲得獎學(xué)金我才能上大學(xué) 。我喜歡打籃球， 我想只要我打得好，我就能獲得獎學(xué)金。我要到大學(xué)去打籃球。我想成為最棒的球員。我爸爸告訴我說，心中有目標，風(fēng)雨不折腰。”說完她笑了笑，跑向籃球場，又開始我之前見過的一遍又一遍的練習(xí)。 嘿，我服了她了——她是下定了決心了。我看著她這些年從初中 升到高中 。每個星期，她帶領(lǐng)的學(xué)校籃球代表隊都能夠獲勝。
《美文欣賞：為了心中的夢想》添加時間：2024-12-14；更新時間：2025-03-09
