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　　Driving to the hospital that day was different from every other time．My father was seriously ill again He was 　　1　　 asleep when I arrived at the hospital, 　　2　　 he tried to sit up, 　　3　　 …and then went back into his coma(unconsciousness)．The doctor told us my father only had a short time to live Yet my father bravely showed us that he wanted to 　　4　　 to stay alive．I hugged my mother,and I told her I had to get back to Philadelphia,and the“Phillies”,afamous baseball team On the drive back,I felt a 　　5　　 strength I turned up the radio and drove 　　6　　 down the highway．Something told me that my father would be in my life for a little whiIe 　　7　　

　　As I was driving I 　　8　　 blew past the speed limit and a policeman stopped me The officer．a Phillies fan at heart, 　　9　　 me and as he wrote me up,he started telling me,“You're having a 　　10　　 year．but your value to our community is priceless．”It was wonderful having someone 　　11　　 me of what amazing blessings and gifts I'd had in my life．

　　From that point on,I 　　12　　 to play the best baseball I had played in years,and by the time of the last game of the season 1 was two points 　　13　　 from my goal of scoring 1,000 points When I arrived at the Stadium in Miami, I 　　14　　 no time．I scored with my first hit of the day for number 999．In my next turn,I hit the ball to the left for my 1,000th．I felt 　　15　　 that day,as if something bigger than me was swinging the bat on my 　　16　　 At that moment 7∶15 P m.,my father quietly 　　17　　 at Hackensack Hospital．

　　Maybe his work was done here,maybe he felt that 　　18　　 within that all men long for but are afraid to look for．　　19　　, deep down,I knew it was a good thing I also knew that he gave methe confidence and faith that when my turn came．1 would 　　20　　 it too．

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　　Never-say-die Attitude

　　In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island．However, bridge building experts throughtout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea．It just could not be done．It was not practical．It had never been done before．

　　Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge．He thought about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done．He just had to share the dream with someone else．After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built．

　　Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome．With great excitement and inspiration, and headiness of a wild challenge before them, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge．

　　The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tregic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling．Washington was injured and left with certain account of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move．

　　“We told them so．”

　　“Crazy men and their crazy dreams．”

　　“It's foolish to chase wild visions．”

　　Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scraped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built．In spite of his handicap, Washington was never discouraged and still had burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever．

　　He tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task．As he lay on his bed in his hospital room, with the sunlight streaming through the windows, a gentle breeze blew the white curtains apart and he was able to see the sky and the top of the trees outside for just a moment．It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up．Suddenly an idea hit him．All he could do was move one finger and decided to make the best use of it．By moving this, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife．

　　He touched his wife's arm with that finger, indicating to her he wanted her to call the engineers again．Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do．It seemed foolish but the project was under way again．

　　For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm until the bridge was finally completed．Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute of one's indomitable spirit and his determination not to be defeated by circumstances．It is also a tribute to the engineers and their team work, and to their faith in a man who was considered mad by half the world．It stands too as a monument to the love and devotion of his wife who for 13 years patiently decoded the message of her husband and told the engineers what to do．

　　Perhaps this is one of the best example of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves an impossible goal．

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