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　　Once when I was facing a decision that involved high riskuff0cI went to a frienduff0eHe looked at me for a momentuff0cand then wrote a sentence containing the best advice Iu2019ve ever haduff1aBe bold and brave-and mighty uff08u5f3au5927u7684uff09 forces will come to your aiduff0e

　　Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the pastuff0cit was seldom because I had tried and faileduff0eIt was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at alluff0eOn the other handuff0cwhenever I had plunged into deep wateruff0cforced by courage or circumstanceuff0cI had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground againuff0e

　　Boldness means a decision tobiteoffmorethanyoucaneatuff0e

　　uff0eAnd there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forcesuff0eThey are potential powers we possessuff1aenergyuff0cskilluff0csound judgmentuff0ccreative ideas-even physical strength greater than most of us realizeuff0e

　　Admittedlyuff0cthose mighty forces are spiritual onesuff0eBut they are more important than physical onesuff0eA college classmate of mineuff0cTimuff0cwas an excellent football playeruff0ceven though he weighed much less than the average playeruff0eu201cIn one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge playeruff0cwho had nothing but me between him and our goal lineuff0cu201dsaid Timuff0eu201cI was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet-and stopped him colduff0eu201d

　　Boldness-a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme-is not one that can be acquired overnightuff0eBut it can be taught to children and developed in adultsuff0eConfidence builds upuff0eSurelyuff0cthere will be setbacks uff08u632bu6298uff09 and disappointments in lifeuff1b boldness in itself is no guarantee of successuff0eBut the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeedsuff0e