When I was about 11 years old, I was at my friend Jenny’s house after school one day, and we were doing homework．While I was there a friend of Jenny’s mom came over to visit．
I don’t remember her name or 1 what her face looked like．I just remember her 2 , her voice and the lesson she taught me．
I can still see her hand reaching out for mine in our 3 ．They were so beautiful, I thought．Then I heard her saying, “Oh no, that is NOT 4 you shake hands．Let me show you how．”
After that, I just remember her voice explaining the 5 of a good handshake, 6 a positive sense of 7 , looking the other person in the eye, making that first moment 8 ．I think in that exchange I first understood 9 ．
I respected her for taking the 10 to teach me about one of those subtleties(微妙的事情)in life．I 11 the fact that she didn’t 12 down to me because I was 11 or because I didn’t 13 something．And so because of that I felt somewhat respected, I mean in the way she 14 me．It felt good to be talked to like 15 person, and not like whatever the 16 perception(观点)of an 11-year-old would be．I also appreciate her instilling(逐渐灌输)the idea that if someone doesn’t know or isn’t 17 of something, have compassion(热情)and point him or her in the right 18 ; don’t be afraid to share your 19 ．
I think of her every time I meet someone 20 and I’m so thankful for her little lesson．
In my third year as a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech telling students and parents about the benefits of football．I gave the same 1 each year, aimin g at recruiting(招收)new team members．I talked about 2 football wasn't just for 3 athletes and how everyone could 4 from it．This year, a 5 looking couple approached me after my speech．They said their son really wanted to play football．They had tried to 6 him out of it, but he had his heart 7 on joining the team．
When they told me his name, my heart sank．Michael was five feet and ten inches tall and weighed about 108 pounds．He was a 8 boy, the constant target of other kids' jokes, and as far as I knew he had never 9 sports．I knew he would never 10 it through football practice, let 11 as a player．But we told them we could give it a try．
On the opening day of practice, Michael was the first player on the field, we did 30 minutes of warming-up 12 starting a one-mile jog around the track．I 13 my eye on Michael．At 50 yards he fell, and I helped him to his feet．“Michael,”I said,“Why don't you just 14 the mile?”He said in tears that he wanted to run with the others, so I let him go on． 15 he fell, but each time 16 himself up．
The same thing happened every day for weeks, and Michael gained strength both 17 and physically．By the last week of practice, Michael could run the mile without falling, we had 18 only one game that season, 19 the team cheered louder for Michael's run than the victory they had, Afterward, Michael approached me, and I told him how 20 I was of him．
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