Question

Winners Are Made, Not Born

No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own ______. I learned this lesson from an experience many years ago. I took the head coaching job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the ______ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to ______ the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment, we were defeated（击败）.

Thinking hard about it, I came to realize that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were depending on me. I had to change my ______ about their ability and potential（潜力）.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little pride. Most important, I began to ______ them like winners. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their vacations, we met every day and practiced passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our defeat on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ______. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a victory for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest ______ of my life！

From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can affect the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and encouraged them. I helped them to see themselves ______, and they built themselves into winners.

1.A.works B.tests C.efforts D.opinions

2.A.strong B.new C.good D.successful

3.A.prepare for B.cheer for C.fight for D.look for

4.A.decision B.attitude C.conclusion D.purpose

5.A.treat B.control C.choose D.change

6.A.relax B.spread C.improve D.protect

7.A.chances B.developments C.offers D.excitements

8.A.honestly B.separately C.completely D.differently

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