Two books about the athletes have been released at the same time. In "The Barcelona Complex" Simon Kuper, a journalist at the Financial Times, analyses how the Spanish football club became a giant, with Mr Messi, its "engine and standard-bearer". "The Master"     1     Christopher Clarey, a journalist at the New York Times, is a more conventional biography.     2    (base) on interviews with the tennis player and his inner circle, both books offer     3    (value) ideas of how sporting greatness     4     (achieve).

Modern athletes are more disciplined than their ancestors who often lived like rock stars and expected their bodies to give out before    5     (get) to middle age. In the early 1970s, Johan Cruyff, another Barcelona footballing   legend,     6    (be) a chain-smoker. He was so unfit that, during his time at Ajax, Cruyff would hide in the woods     7     his teammates did running training, only rejoining them for the last lap. Mr Messi, by contrast, credits a mostly vegetarian diet with prolonging his career and has benefited from his club's focus on     8     science of nutrition, sleep and psychology.

By far     9     (long) serving member of Mr Federer's team is Pierre Paganini, a former decathlete (十项全能选手) who has been his fitness coach since 2000. "A big part of the reason that I'm here     10     I am today is definitely because of Pierre," Mr Federer has said.

At 10:20 am, July 24, Saturday, 2021, the first gold medal of the 2020 Olympics was     1     (official) won by China's Yang Jing in Japan. Yang Qian earned gold in the women's 10-meter air rifle（步枪）to take home the long-awaited first medal. The 21-year-old is     2     rising star in the sport. Yang,     3     was ranked sixth in the qualification, scored 251.8 points in the final, beating Russian Galashina’’s 251.1 points to set off Team China to a fine start at the     4     (postpone) Tokyo games. As the first champion of the 2020 Games, Yang     5       (award) her medal by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach.

“It's an     6     (believe) thing that I can be here. The competetion was really tight, but I'm so happy that I could win,” Yang said after     7     (claim) the first gold medal of the Games and for China. “I'm so happy that this golden medal is a gift     8     my country. I'm so pround.” But she had to keep calm to do it. “During the match, I was very nervous     9     my heart was beating very fast, but I just tried to be     10     (I) and keep my emotions in control." the shooter added.

The true spirit of the Olympics was embodied by an unknown underdog. Kiesenhofer, an Austrian amateur rider,     1     (get) a stunning victory that upturned the top professional riders at Tokyo Olympics Games. She catapulted     2     (she) into the world’s attention. As the initial media storm dies down, Kiesenhofer has some big decisions to make.

Since her victory, her mailbox     3     (flood) with offers of sponsorship, partnerships, and other prospective deals. She must also figure out     4     it will mean for her future.

“    5     (offer) many opportunities, I need to really sit down and think what I want to do with my life,” Kiesenhofer told Velo News. “I have to choose what I’m really interested in instead of what is     6     (simple) distractions.”

Although Kiesenhofer doesn’t know what the future will be like, she does know that it will likely mean     7     (let) more cycling into her life. Projects that allow her to combine her passion for mathematics, science, and cycling are of particular interest to the 30-year-old.

“I might make cycling     8     even bigger part of my life,” she said. “Not in the teams, but rather like individual projects, working     9     training, mentoring or appearances in public. And there’s also some kind of     10     (combine) with science, for example, aerodynamics(空气动力学) and I can make maths play a big role in simulations.

Deng Yaping, one of the best table tennis players, is the first woman player     1     (win) the championships in all the international     2     (event).

In 1984, she     3     (compete) for the Henan table tennis junior championship and won     4    . However, it's a     5     (fail) for her to join Henan team because of her height. She tried to work harder and be     6     (positive) about her skills. In 1988, even     7     she won the national championship, she couldn't join the national team for the same reason. Later in November1988, Deng never gave up her ideal     8     made it finally. In 1989, she and her teammate Qiao Hong won the world championship. In 1991, Deng won the singles world championship. Those three years was the     9     (good) time for her sports life.

Deng got 18 gold medals and was the best woman player in the world for several years. After     10     (leave) the national team in 1997, she went to Tsinghua University.

At the age of 21, Chris Nikic became the first person with Down syndrome to complete the Ironman triathlon, which consisted of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run. The very thought would be enough     1    (put) off those in the greatest physical condition. However, by completing    2    challenge in 14 minutes under the official cut-off time, this sporting hero set a Guinness World Record.

This    3    (impress) accomplishment was made possible thanks to the loving guidance of Nikic’s father, Nik. While     4    (raise) Nikic, Nik was worried about his son’s inactive lifestyle, thus giving him the task of becoming 1%     5    (fit) every day. And the first step    6     (achieve) with a single push-up.

Now, three years later, Nikic has gathered much    7    (strong) and determination to really push his body to the limits. Considering those with Down syndrome have to fight varying physical and learning disabilities, Nikic’s accomplishment is another example of    8    people with this condition overcome barriers and achieve success. The key for him is resilience.

Nikic isn’t stopping there. He has set new goals for 2021, including the plan to participate    9    the special Olympics in Orlando, Florida in 2022. Undoubtedly, with his family, friends and followers by his side, Nikic     10    (continue) to set new records.

Venus and Serena Williams’ road    1    success has been amazing. The first time Venus played in a big event was in 1996. Since then, she    2     (win) Wimbledon and the US Open twice. Serena has continued to improve and make fantastic progress. Has tennis ever caused problems between the sisters?     3     (unfortunate), no.“We have played each other before and it hasn’t worried us yet!”