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外研选修七英语课文
选修7
Module1Basketball
MichaelJordan—HeadandShouldersAbovetheRest!
Duringthe1990s,MichaelJordanwasprobablythebest-knownathleteintheworld.HewasthetopscorerintheNBA,andplayedforthe
ChicagoBullsfrom1984to1993.Hewasnamedtheirmostvaluedplayerfivetimes.Wearinghisfamousnumber23shirt,MichaelJordanbecamethemostsuccessfulbasketballplayerinthehistoryofthegame.
JordanwasborninNewYorkandgrewupinNorthCarolina.HeattendedtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaforayearbeforeleavingtojointheChicagoBulls.Hefinishedhisfirstseason(1984-1985)asoneofthetopscorersintheleague,withanaverageofpointspergame.
In1987,Jordanbecameonlythesecondplayertoscoremorethan3,000pointsinaseason.HewasthetopscorerintheNBAforseven
consecutiveseasons(1987-1993).Duringthistime,theaveragenumberofpointshescoredwasmorethan30pointspergame.Withhim,the
BullswontheirfirstNBAchampionshipin1991.Duringthissuccessfulperiodtheywonthetitleagainin1992and1993.Jordanwasalsoin
theUnitedStatesOlympicBasketballTeam,knownas“theDreamTeam,whichwonthegoldmedalatthe1992OlympicsinBarcelona,Spain.
Jordansurprisedeveryonewhenheretiredbeforethe1993-1994season,butherejoinedtheChicagoBullsandwonthreemorechampionships
withthemfrom1996to1998.HeplayedagainfortheWashingtonWizardsbeforefinallyretiringfromsportin2003attheageof40.Millions
offansadmirehisathleticability,motivationandconfidenee.They
havefantasticstoriestotellaboutMichaelJordan,suchasthetimewhenherescuedtheBullsfromendingagameonatie.Hesteppedtothelineandmadetwofreethrows.Eachtimehethrewtheballstraightthroughthebasket—andeachtimehehadhiseyesclosed.
Offthebasketballcourt,MichaelJordanopenedhisownsteakrestaurantbecausehelovessteaksomuch.HealsofoundsuccessasanactorinthefilmSpaceJamalongsidethefamouscartooncharacterBugsBunny!
Thereisonlyonewordtodescribethebestplayerintheworld—
awesome!
MichaelJordanwasthesecondplayertoscoremorethan3,000pointsinaseason-butthefirstwasWiltChamberlain.ChamberlainwasborninPhiladelphiaon21stAugust1936.Hewasoneofthe11children,theonlyonewhowasverytall.HisfatherWilliamworkedinashipyardandhismotherOliviawasacleaner.Asachild,Chamberlainhadvarioushealthproblems.Hehadpneumoniaandalmostdiedwhenhewasten.
ChamberlainistheonlyNBAplayerwhoaveragedover50pointspergameforanentireseason.Atonepoint,Chamberlainwassomuchbetterthanalltheotherplayersthattheychangedtherulesofthegametotrytostophim!
ThegiantplayerjoinedtheNBA'sPhiladelphiaWarriorsinthe
1959-1960seasonandwasanimmediatesuccess.During14seasonswithfourdifferentteams,Chamberlainwasnamedthemostvaluedplayerintheleaguefourtimes.On2ndMarch1962,hescored100pointsinasinglegame—noonehaseverdonethatsince!
ThefinalscorewasWarriors169NewYorkKnicks147!
HeendedhiscareerafterfiveamazingseasonswiththeLosAngeles
Lakers.Bythetimeheretired,WiltheldmanyNBArecords:
hescored
50ormorepoints118timesand60ormorepoints32times.
WasWiltChamberlainbetterthanMichaelJordan?
Whoknows?
Butthereisnodoubtthathedeservesthetitle“outstandingplayerofhis
generation”.
IsYaoMingTooNicetoBeaStar?
JeffVanGundy,theheadcoachoftheHoustonRockets,hasadream.
HewantsYaoMingtobelikeotherplayers.Starplayers,saysGundy,are“selfish”andwanttheballallthetime.“Let'sputitthisway,”hesaid.“Whentheyaskfortheball,theydon'tsay
‘please'!
”
Yao,however,isaselflessandkindperson.Hehasbeenbroughtup
andtrainedinthisway.Itisnotinhisnaturetobe“selfish”
and“rude”.
WhenhefirstarrivedintheUS,Yaowasaninstanthitamong
basketballfansnationwide.Theyalllovedthiskind,gentlebutpowerfulgiant.VanGundywantedtobuildhisteamaroundthetalentedChineseplayer.Todothis,hetoldYaotobemoreaggressiveand,ifnecessary,toberudetohisteammates.
“He'sawonderfulguy,hehaseveryphysicalbasketballskillandheputstheteamfirst,”VanGundysaid.“ButIwanthimtobeastar,notjustagreatteamplayer.He'sgottothinkthathe'sthebestplayeroutthere.Thatway,hecandominatethegame.”
“Atfirst,Ididn'treallyunderstandwhatthecoachwanted,”Yao
said.“ButnowIdo.InChina,everyonegavemetheball,Ididn't
havetoask!
Here,Ihavetobealittle‘impolite'!
I'mnotquiteusedtoityet.Ifyougivemealittletime,Icangetmoreusedtoit.Ihavetolearntobealittlemore‘selfish'.”
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