Lee loved tennis. He got a few old tennis balls and an old racquet(球拍)from his grandfather, who used to play tennis a long time ago.
Lee hoped that he would become an Olympies1 one day.
However, there was one 2 . Lee's family couldn't afford the tennis lessons, the white clothes or a new racquet and balls. Lee had tried playing with the other boys on the courts, but they had just 3 his old racquet and clothes. So Lee spent his time4 them play and then practising exactly what he had seen them do, against the wall at home.
The manager of the tennis club 5 Lee and offered him a job sweeping the tennis courts. Instead of getting paid. Lee was offered 6 tennis lessons. Through hard work, his tennis skills were improving so7 that he was invited to play in a competition, Lee won all his matches. A world-famous coach in the audience was so impressed that he offered Lee a 8 at his tennis school. There Lee would receive the best coaching possible.
Then came the day of Lee's first world competition. He played well but the other player was too good for Lee to9 . Finally, he came second.
Lee didn't mind. He had come a long way from the boy who just stood and watched others playing. There was 10 time for winning in the future. For now, he was happy that he was on the road to the Olympics.
