In the 7th grade, I was known as the smart girl-the girl who always got the highest grades. No one really expected me to be good at sports. I didn't, either.
In PE classes, we played volleyball, and I was one of the worst players on my team. I was afraid the whole time that the ball would hit me right in the face. Every time the ball came my way, I would just duck and move away
"Kelly, you should just stick to getting high grades, "one of my classmates said"Not all people are born to play sports. And that includes you. "I was hurt but I didn't say anything. Deep down, I believed he was right
One day during break, I saw a few girls playing soccer happily. I decided to have a try and asked a girl if I could play. You want to play soccer?!"she laughed. "OK But you have to be on the other team. I don't want my team to lose. "
Anyway, the other team accepted me and the team leader gave me a few suggestions before the game started. However, nothing worked. You can imagine how clumsy（笨拙的）I was on the field. But I heard a voice in my head"You shouldn't give up. You couldn't be that bad at soccer. What you need is just to keep trying. ' Over the next few weeks, I practiced really hard and gradually I became skillful. I started scoring points for my team. Both my team members and our opponents（对手） were shocked. When we had to pick team members, both teams wanted me to play on their side. They would say, "Kelly should be on our team today!She played for your team yesterday!"
I was glad my effort paid off. That spring, I proved（证明）that a brainy girl could also be good at a sport. I took pride in myself.
