【TheschoolwasacrossthestreetfromourhomeandIwouldoftenwatchthekidsastheyplayedontheplayground.Sheseemedsosmallasshepushedherway36thecrowdofboysontheplayground.She37fromthemall.Ibeganto】

　　TheschoolwasacrossthestreetfromourhomeandIwouldoftenwatchthekidsastheyplayedontheplayground.Sheseemedsosmallasshepushedherway 36 thecrowdofboysontheplayground.She 37 fromthemall.Ibegantonoticeheratothertimes,basketballinhand,playing 38 .Shewouldpracticedribbling（运球）andshootingoverandoveragain,sometimesuntil 39 .OnedayIaskedher 40 shepracticedsomuch.Shelooked 41 inmyeyesandwithoutamomentofhesitationshesaid,“Iwanttogotocollege.TheonlywayIcan 42 istogetascholarship.Iamgoingtoplaycollegebasketball.Iwanttobethebest.Mydaddytoldmeifthedreamis 43 enough,thefactsdon’tcount.”

　　Well,Ihadtogiveintoher—shewas 44 .Oneday,Isawhersittinginthegrass,head 45 inherarms.Iwalkedtowardherand 46 askedwhatwasthematter.“Oh,nothing,”cameasoftreply,“Iamjusttooshort.”Thecoachtoldherthatatherheightshewouldprobably 47 gettoplayforatoprankedteam, 48 offeredascholarship.Soshe 49 stopdreamingaboutcollege.

　　Shewas 50 andIsensedherdisappointment.Iaskedherifshehadtalkedtoherdadaboutityet.Shetoldmethatherfathersaidthosecoacheswerewrong.Theyjustdidnot 51 thepowerofthedream.Hetoldher 52 shereallywantedtopayforagoodcollege,ifshetrulywantedascholarship, 53 couldstopherexceptonething---herownattitude.Hetoldheragain,“Ifthedreamisbigenough,thefactsdon’tcount.”

　　Thenextyear,assheandherteamwenttotheNorthernCaliforniaChampionshipgame,shewas 54 byacollegerecruiter(招聘人员).Shewasindeedofferedascholarship.Shewasgoingtogetthecollegeeducat