I grew up in a poor family with my father, my mother and six brothers. We had little money, _________ plenty of love. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still own a _________.

My dream was to be a sportsman. I was so _________, My high-school coach（教练）was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believe in me, but _________ me how to believe in myself. One thing with my coach changed my life forever.

It was one summer holiday. I wanted to do a summer job _________ a new bike. Then I realized I would have to _________ summer baseball training. I’m afraid of telling my coach about it.

_________ I told Jarvis, he was as mad as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said, “but your playing days are limited （有限的）. You can’t afford _________ them.”

I stood before him and _______ knew what to say.

“How much are you going to make at this job?” he asked.

“$3.25 per hour,” I replied.

“Well,” he said. “Is $3.25 an hour the price of a dream?”

That question made me realize the ________ between wanting something right now and having a long-term（长远的）goal. I chose to give up the job and devoted（致力于）myself to the training that summer. My dream came true in the end.

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