Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to watch them silently.  But as a girl, I once thought that I could 1 play basketball.

    I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball 2 I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one 3 when I was just a kid. But as I 4it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball. My parents did not 5 me play basketball at home.6when I went to play basketball with my friends, boys stared (盯着) at me as if I were7

    I was feeling 8 and had lost hope of playing basketball.9 something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also10playing basketball. One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own11 let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about 12 with me almost every day.

    I was encouraged by them. Confidence (信心)13to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. Basketball has become an important part of my 14. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 15a lot from others.

    I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have 16to realize that life is just 17 playing basketball. You should have an aim (目标). After that, just be confident and 18 going. Never give up and you'll 19it sooner or later.

    I love the motto of the NBA. It can20my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”

    Eddie has lots of hobbies, but he loves baseball best. So it is his 1sport. Eddie plays baseball on a team every year in the spring. He loves to go to baseball2.

    Every day when it is3 Eddie's father throws a baseball to Eddie in the backyard. This is the time of day that Eddie 4best. He enjoys spending time with his father and he loves practicing baseball.

    Eddie 5baseball cards throughout the year. He and his father visit the 6and buy cards for Eddie's collection. Eddie spends hours with his baseball cards. He arranges them in different 7and trades them with other baseball 8

    One day, Eddie's father came home with two tickets to 9the Atlanta Braves play the next Saturday. Eddie was so10He counted down the days on the calendar.

    Finally it was the day of the game. Eddie and his father 11 to Atlanta early in the morning. Before they watched the match, they 12 the Braves' museum at the stadium and saw a short movie 13the history of the Atlanta Braves. Eddie enjoyed seeing the museum.

    They ate14at the stadium, and soon it was time for the game.

The game was exciting. Eddie tried to 15every move the players made16he watched carefully and practiced a lot, he might just be on one of those baseball cards some day!

    17the game, Eddie and his father drove home. They talked about the game. They talked about which 18were the best, and which 19 were the most exciting. Eddie went to sleep that night still 20of baseball. His dreams were filled with images from his very special day.