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1、He Never Missed a GameBobRichards,theformerpole-vaultchampion,sharesamovingstoryaboutaskinnyyoungboywholovedfootballwithallhisheart. Practiceafterpractice,heeagerlygaveeverythinghehad.Butbeinghalfthesizeoftheotherboys,hegotabsolutelynowhere.Atallthegames,t
2、hishopefulathletesatonthebenchandhardlyeverplayed. Thisteenagerlivedalonewithhisfather,andthetwoofthemhadaveryspecialrelationship.EventhoughthesonwasalwaysOnthebench,hisfatherwasalwaysinthestandscheering.Henevermissedagame.Thisyoungmanwasstillthesmallestof
3、theclasswhenheenteredhighschool.Buthisfathercontinuedtoencouragehimbutalsomadeitveryclearthathedidnothavetoplayfootballifhedidn'twantto. ButtheyoungmanlovedfootballanddecidedtohanginthereHewasdeterminedtotryhisbestateverypractice,andperhapshe'dgettoplaywhe
4、nhebecameasenior.Allthroughhighschoolhenevermissedapracticenoragamebutremainedabench-warmerallfouryears.Hisfaithfulfatherwasalwaysinthestands,alwayswithwordsofencouragementforhim.Whentheyoungmanwenttocollege,hedecidedtotryoutforthefootballteamasa"walk-on."
5、Everyonewassurehecouldnevermakethecut,buthedid. Thecoachadmittedthathekepthimonthe roster（花名册） becausehealwaysputshisheartandsoultoeverypractice,andatthesametime,providedtheothermemberswiththespiritandhustletheybadlyneeded. Thenewsthathehadsurvivedthecutth
6、rilledhimsomuchthatherushedtothenearestphoneandcalledhisfather.Hisfathersharedhisexcitementandwassentseasonticketsforallthecollegegames.Thispersistentyoungathletenevermissedpracticeduringhisfouryearsatcollege,buthenevergottoplayinagame. Itwastheendofhissen
7、iorfootballseason,andashetrottedontothepracticefieldshortlybeforethebigplayoffgame,thecoachmethimwithatelegram.Theyoungmanreadthetelegramandhebecamedeathlysilent.Swallowinghard,hemumbledtothecoach,"Myfatherdiedthismorning.IsitallrightifImisspracticetoday?"
8、Thecoachputhisarmgentlyaroundhisshoulderandsaid,"Taketherestoftheweekoff,son.Anddon'tevenplantocomebacktothegameonSaturday." Saturdayarrived,andthegamewasnotgoingwell.Inthethirdquarter,whentheteamwastenpoints
