As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and
[The Underdog]
Paul jumped up and rushed onto the court... When the game ended, our team
The festival was from the first under the charge of the Eleians. But so liberal a policy did this nation adopt and pursue that people from neighboring states were glad to send competitors. Rapidly the custom of resorting to the games spread to more
Even in the absence of positive evidence it would be contrary to reason to suppose that the games were originally established as they existed at the time of Pindar. In fact, the different features were added successively. According to a fairly reliable tradition, there was originally and for 12 following Olympiads only one contest: a foot race
The festival was conducted by judges elected by the people of Elis a year beforehand. The number of these judges was about ten; they were expected to give close attention to their duties. Thirty days before the festival, candidates for the various contests presented themselves before the judges for examination. The names of those who were able to
The Olympics, an extraordinary sporting event was held every four
Bogues was only 1. 6 metres tall, which made him the shortest player ever in the NBA. Guess what? Paul was only 1. 6 metres tall, too! Paul knew that being shorter than other players meant that he had to practise more. During all those hours of doing jump shots on his own, he used Bogues as his
Our coach was not so sure. Paul had to
Suddenly, a player and I crashed into each other. Pain raced through my body. My knee hurt badly. The team
Paul jumped up and rushed onto the
Both the Winter and the Summer Olympic Games are held on a regular
At the ancient Olympics,by
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
Another famous player is Michael Jordan. Known as “Air Jordan”, he changed basketball with his
There are two main sets of Games---the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a
Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honor of winning. No other countries could join in, nor
