Blackburn high school had a reason to be optimistic this season. For one, they had a famous coach Palus. They also had a promising football 1 named Gary. Although he was a green hand, he had the 2 to play football and could give the team a spark (火花). Palus liked Gary so much that he would often give him a 3 home. However, it was 4 at the same place.
"Then one day, he opened up to me that he had to stay with his sister from place to place," 5 Palus to CNN.
Gary said that after his father passed away, the family couldn't 6 to live in an apartment. When he understood his mother's7 , he knew he had to do something. From that point on, Gary said he was couch (沙发)-surfing from friend to friend, not knowing where he'd 8 each night. And he had to do a part-time job after his football 9 every day.
Palus was 10 after hearing his story. After some 11 , he decided to have the boy sleep in his house and 12 him as a family member. Gary trained even harder and became the best one in his team. His story 13 his teammates so much that the team won the first national championship for the school in 2022. When asked, Gary gives all 14 to the one thing that he thought he would never have, "They're my 15 and I can't imagine where I would be without their support. "
