The Winning Team
Peter kept his eyes on the ground and felt a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. It was the (bad) day of his life. His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the school soccer field. How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down. He was worried that his coach may kick him the team.
As soon as he walked into the door, his father asked, "What's wrong, son?" Peter's feelings (write) all over his face. "I lost the game," Peter replied. Then he went into his room another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking at his bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in.
"Look, Peter. I don't know what happened. But whatever it was, don't be too hard on yourself." "I (lose) the game, Dad. I failed my team. They'll probably never let me play again."
"Soccer is about team effort. You're not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. , winning or losing is only half the game. The other half is learning how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes." Peter didn't say anything but what his father said made him think (careful).
The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather fear in his heart. "Hey, guys," he said to his teammates. "I'm really sorry about yesterday. We're so close to (win) that game. But I think if we continue to pull together, we're going to win the next one."
To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in (agree). "Yeah," they said, "don't worry about it. It's never just one person's fault. We should think about how we can do better next time." Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team.
