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　　I am a professor of sports and exercise so I often deal with nervousness in my research with sports people．Actually, most people experience nervousness at some time or another．

　　If you are feeling anxious, my advice is to first find the cause or causes．Make s list of those things that are making you nervous and work out which ones you can do something about．Focus all of your efforts on managing the causes that you can control．

　　Most people cannot tell the difference between controllable(可控制的)and uncontrollable causes, so things they can’s control become a big reason for nervousness．Dealing with this is very important if people want to keep a healthy mind．

　　Simply try to accept the uncontrollable causes of nervousness．You might be worried about the weather on a big day, an accident or an attack on the train, or perhaps just things that other people are doing at work．The results may be very important but there is still no use worrying because you can’t control any of these things．Accept that you can’t control everything．Once you understand this, it becomes easier not to worry．

　　If a situation, such as swimming, is causing you to be anxious, try to face it as often as possible so that you can get used to it．

　　It can often help to think about yourself doing the thing that makes you nervous－then close your eyes and imagine it going well．Imagine how the flight or job interview is going to happen so that you can get used to it．This will help you understand that the thing you fear most is probably not going to happen．

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　　I am my mother's third girl．When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow(肘)．Then he gave her some advice, “Don't treat her any differently from the other girls．” And she did!

　　There were five girls in our family and we all had to help out．Once when I was about seven, I came out of the kitchen, “Mum, I can't peel(削……皮)potatoes．I only have one hand．” “You get back to peel those potatoes, and don't ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”

　　Of course I could peel potatoes－with my good hand and my other arm．“Jenny, if you try hard enough,” she said, “you can do anything．”

　　Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bar(攀爬架)．When it was my turn, I said no, Some kids laughed．I went home crying．

　　The next afternoon Mum took me back to the school playground．“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised．She praised me when I made progress．I'll never forget when I was crossing the bar, the kids were standing there with their mouths open．

　　It was the way with everything．Mum had the courage to face anything．And she taught me I could, too．

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