People make themselves into winners by their own（1） ____ . I learned this lesson from a（n）（2） ____ many years ago. I took the head （3） ____ job at a school in Baxley， Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program. It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the（4） ____ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach， and they didn't even practice to（5） ____ the game. Being the coach of the new team，I was excited because I knew we were going to win， but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn't（6） ____ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it， I came to（7） ____ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia， but they were（8） ____ me. I had to change my（9） ____ to their ability and potential. I started doing anything I could to help them build a little（10） ____ . Most important， I began to treat them like（11） ____ . That summer， when the other teams enjoyed their（12） ____ ，we met every day and（13） ____ passing and kicking the football. Six months after suffering our（14） ____ on the spring practice field， we won our first game and our second， and continued to（15） ____ . Finally， we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a（16） ____ for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia， giving me one of the greatest （17） ____ of my life! From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can（18） ____ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers，I pushed and（19） ____ them. I helped them to see themselves（20） ____ ， and they built themselves into winners. Winners are made， not born. （1）
No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own（1） ____ .
I learned this lesson from a（n）（2） ____ many years ago. I took the head （3） ____ job at a school in Baxley， Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.
It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the（4） ____ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach， and they didn't even practice to（5） ____ the game. Being the coach of the new team，I was excited because I knew we were going to win， but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn't（6） ____ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it， I came to（7） ____ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia， but they were（8） ____ me. I had to change my（9） ____ to their ability and potential.
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little（10） ____ . Most important， I began to treat them like（11） ____ . That summer， when the other teams enjoyed their（12） ____ ，we met every day and（13） ____ passing and kicking the football.
Six months after suffering our（14） ____ on the spring practice field， we won our first game and our second， and continued to（15） ____ . Finally， we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a（16） ____ for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia， giving me one of the greatest （17） ____ of my life!
From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can（18） ____ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers，I pushed and（19） ____ them. I helped them to see themselves（20） ____ ， and they built themselves into winners.
Winners are made， not born.
| （1）A. efforts |
B. tests |
C. luck |
D. nature |
| （2）A. experiment |
B. experience |
C. visit |
D. show |
| （3）A. operating |
B. managing |
C. coaching |
D. organizing |
| （4）A. successful |
B. excellent |
C. new |
D. strong |
| （5）A. prepare for |
B. cheer for |
C. help with |
D. finish with |
| （6）A. agree |
B. believe |
C. describe |
D. regret |
| （7）A. realize |
B. receive |
C. allow |
D. demand |
| （8）A. asking for |
B. looking for |
C. depending on |
D. caring about |
| （9）A. decision |
B. attitude |
C. conclusion |
D. idea |
| （10）A. pride |
B. culture |
C. fortune |
D. relationship |
| （11）A. leaders |
B. partners |
C. winners |
D. learners |
| （12）A. prizes |
B. vacations |
C. health |
D. honor |
| （13）A. risked |
B. missed |
C. considered |
D. practiced |
| （14）A. defeat |
B. decrease |
C. accident |
D. mistake |
| （15）A. relax |
B. improve |
C. enlarge |
D. defend |
| （16）A. shame |
B. victory |
C. struggle |
D. favor |
| （17）A. chances |
B. concerns |
C. pleasures |
D. offers |
| （18）A. surprise |
B. serve |
C. interest |
D. affect |
| （19）A. encouraged |
B. observed |
C. protected |
D. impressed |
| （20）A. honestly |
B. secretly |
C. calmly |
D. differently |