Today I will introduce two of the “Living Legends of Sports” to you, One is Lang Ping, and     1    other is Michael Jordan. Lang Ping is     2     (know) to Chinese people as a player and a coach. As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to her country. As a coach, Lang Ping     3     (lead) her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil in 2016.

Michael Jordan is famous as “Air Jordan”,     4    showed great mental     5     (strong) in the games. He says that the secret     6    his success is learning from failures. He also says that he can accept failures,     7    he can’t accept not trying.     8     (lose) games taught him to practise harder and never give     9    . Besides, he has learnt to share his success with others.

Although they are in different sports, they are both     10    (master) and set good examples for others.

It’s well known that the China women’s volleyball team has been the     1    (nation) pride since it first won the championship in 1981. Whenever they had a     2    (compete), people across the country would cheer for them. But few knew how hard they worked    3    (make)their success look so easy.

A movie,     4    hit the big screen in 2020, tells us the story behind the team. It shows several generations     5     volleyball players and their journey of becoming an international powerhouse.

What attracted people most were not only the impressive skills of     6    (athlete) but also the mental strength they showed. To win matches, China’s ladies trained hard,     7    (live) a dull life of never-ending practice. They even refused to quit working even after the stadium lights had gone out.

The road to the championship is not     8     smooth one. The China women’s volleyball team once fell to the ground. It is their spirits of never giving up and the strong determination that     9    (lead) them to go through ups and downs in the past years. It has     10    (gradual) become a legend in the hearts of Chinese people.

There are many famous athletes at home and abroad. One of them is Lang Ping, a coach who led the China women’s   volleyball team to    1    (medal) at world championships and the Olympics. When preparing the   Chinese team    2       the 2015 World   Cup, her    3     (determine) was tested. One of the best plays got          injured, and the team captain left because of heart problems. Losing two important plays didn’t get Lang Ping lose heart. She believed that her young players could win    4     they worked together as a team. And she really   made    5     . Two weeks later, they were world champions!

Another famous player is Michael Jordan.    6    (know) as “Air Jordan”, he changed basketball with his     7    (grace) moves and jumps. His skill were    8    (impress), but the mental strength that he showed        made him unique. It seemed that in the final seconds of a game, Jordan could always find a way to win. When asked his secret    9     success, he says it is learning from his failures. Losing games taught him to practise   harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learned to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago    10     (help) young people since 1996.