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1、十二月的玫瑰RosesinDecember[2012-04-0617:10]《小飞侠彼得•潘》的作者巴里曾写道：“上帝给了我们记忆，所以我们在寒冷的十二月也有玫瑰。”一段段美好而难忘的记忆，就像一朵朵玫瑰，装点着我们心灵的花园。ByHerbAppenzeller,Ed.D.Coachesmoretimesthannotusetheirheartsinsteadoftheirheadstomaketoughdecisions.Unfortunately,thiswasn’tthecasewhenIrealizedwehadabaseballconferencegame
2、scheduledwhenourseniorswouldbeinWashington,D.C.fortheannualseniorfieldtrip.Wewereateamdominatedbyseniors,andforthefirsttimeinmanyyears,wewereintheconferenceraceforfirstplace.Iknewwecouldn’twinwithoutourseniors,soIcalledtherivalcoachandaskedtoreschedulethegamewheneveryonewasavailabletop
3、lay.“Noway,”hereplied.Theseniorswerecrushedandofferedtoskipthemuch-awaitedtraditionaltrip.Iassuredthemtheyneededtogoonthetripaspartoftheireducationalexperience,thoughIreallywantedtoaccepttheirofferandwinandgoontotheconferencechampionship.ButIdidnot,andonthatfatefulTuesday,Iwishedtheywe
4、retheretoplay.Ihadnineunderclassplayerseagerandexcitedthattheyfinallyhadachancetoplay.ThemostexcitedplayerwasayoungmentallychallengedboywewillcallBilly.Billywas,Ibelieve,overage,butbecausehelovedsportssomuch,anunderstandingprincipalhadgivenhimpermissiontobeonthefootballandbaseballteams
5、.Billylivedandbreathedsportsandnowhewouldfinallygethischancetoplay.Ithinkhishappinesscapturedtheimaginationoftheeightothersubstituteplayers.Billywasverysmallinsize,buthehadabigheartandhadearnedtherespectofhisteammateswithhiseffortandenthusiasm.Hewasaleft-handedhitterandhadgoodbaseballs
6、kills.Hisfavoritepastime,exceptforthetimehepracticedsports,wastositwiththemenatalocalruralstoretalkingaboutsports.Onthisday,IbegantofeelthatalossmightevenbeworthBilly’schancetoplay.Ouropponentsjumpedofftoafour-runleadearlyinthegame,justasexpected.Somehowwecamebacktowithinonerun,andthat
7、wasthesituationwhenwewenttobatinthebottomoftheninth.Iwaspleasedwithourteam’seffortandtheconstantgrinonBilly’sface.Ifonlywecouldwin...,Ithought,butthat’saskingtoomuch.Ifwelosebyonerun,itwillbeavictoryinitself.Theweakestpartofourlineupwasscheduledtohit,andtheopposingcoachputhisacepitch
