人生哲理英语美文摘抄(3)

有一天我问她为什么这么刻苦地练球。她不假思索地说：“我想上大学。只有获得奖学金我才能上大学。我想只要我打得好，我就能获得奖学金。我喜欢打篮球。我爸爸告诉我说，只要主义真，铁杵磨成针。”说完她笑了笑，跑向篮球场继续练球。
I watched her through junior high and into high school. Every week, she led her varsity team to victory. One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head cradled in her arms. I went over there and sat down beside her. Quietly I asked her what was wrong. "Oh, nothing," She replied softly. "I am just too short." The coach told her that at 5'5"she would probably never get to play for a top ranked college team — much less be offered a scholarship — so she should stop dreaming about college.