Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning from his failures. “I can accept failure; everyone     1     (fail) at something.     2     I can’t accept not trying.” Losing games taught him to practice     3     (hard) and never give     4    . In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club     5     he started in Chicago has been helping young people since 1996.

Lang Ping is a master in volleyball and she also sets good examples for others. She brought honour and glory to her country both as a player     1     a coach. When the Chine volleyball team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination     2     (test). The team she had built was falling apart, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She knew her young players could win if they worked together     3     a team. Two weeks     4     (late), they were world champions!

“Living Legends of Sports” are athletes     1     are masters in their sports and also set a good example for others, like Lang Ping and Michael Jordan.

Lang Ping, a former Chinese volleyball player, is now the coach of the Chinese national women’s volleyball team. She brought honour and glory to her country both as a player and as a coach,     2    (win) the love from fans at home and abroad. At the 2015 World Cup, Chinese women’s team met with many difficulties. The team that Lang Ping built was falling apart because of     3    (lose) two important players.     4    (face) with such a big problem, she didn’t lose heart. She believed that her players had the     5    (determine) and talent to win by working together as a team.

It’s never easy for    1    Asian athlete to shine in track and field events. But Su Bingtian, 28,    2     (know) as the “Chinese flying man”, became the first male Chinese sprinter (短跑运动员) to win a    3    (globe) medal in an individual event.    4    March 3, he took the silver in the men’s 60m final at the World Indoor Championships in the UK. In the final, Su Bingtian ran his personal best of 6.42 seconds,    5    (break) the Asian record of 6.43, which he also set last month in Germany.

More impressively, a Chinese athlete    6    (achieve) a milestone in 2004,    7    Liu Xiang won a gold medal in Athens in the 110m hurdles. Inevitably (不可避免地), Su is compared to Liu. “Liu Xiang is my idol and also my friend.” Su told Xinhua News Agency.

As a matter of fact, Su had expected    8    (win) a bronze during the final. “There is no difference between silver    9    bronze. Even a bronze could prove that Chinese sprinters have made breakthroughs in many major world    10    (competition)” he said.

Here are two world-famous living legends. One is Lang Ping, and the other is Michael Jordan. Lang Ping used to be a player, who brought honour and glory to her country. Years later she became a coach, who led the women’s volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. When preparing for the 2015 World Cup, the team     1     Lang Ping had built was falling apart. One of the best players had been injured, and then the team captain had to leave because of heart problems.     2     (lose ) two important players was a big challenge for Lang Ping, but she did not lose heart. She knew that her young players could win if they worked together as a team. Two weeks later, they were world champions!

Michael Jordan,     3     (know)as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive, but the mental strength that he showed made him special. Jordan says that the secret     4     his success is learning from his failures. Losing games taught him to practise harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club he started in Chicago     5     (help) young people since 1996.

Deng Yaping, who has set     1     example to table tennis players all over the world, was born in 1973, in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. It was her addiction to the sport     2     led to her playing table tennis when she was only 5 years old. Four years later, she won her provincial junior championship. At the age of 13, she won her first     3    (nation) championship and beat other     4     (competitor) in all kinds of competitions in the following years. She had won 18 championships by the time she retired (退役) from sports at the age of 24. Deng Yaping is regarded as one of the     5     (amazing) players in the history of sport.

However, compared with other athletes, it seemed     6     (extreme) challenging for her to achieve her dream. At first, she     7     (refuse) by the Henan Provincial Team just because she wasn’t tall enough. Her path to success was filled with many other challenges,     8     none of them stopped her. She practised even harder and finally made     9     to the top. Her great determination and mental     10     (strong) have inspired thousands of people. Now, she has become a living legend in the sports field at home and abroad.