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学科网书城 品牌书店·知名教辅·正版资源 b.zxxk.com☐ 您身边的互联网+教辅专家 Period Three Lesson 2 Lesson 3-Comprehending 课文释疑高效课堂 ● [教材原文] Why do Olympic athletes push themselves to the limits?As one of the Olympic athletes,I miss birthday parties,ruin family holidays and skip nights out,but there is a very good reason for giving up so much."We're worried about you,"said my friend from across the table.He was worried that I had no longer become fun to train with and that I was in danger of being left with only a world championship medal and no one to share it with. 1.I could have become angry or defensive 3 Don't they know how hard it is to be at the top in sport?Don't they know what it takes to get there?However,deep down I knew elements 4 of what he was saying were right.I was always tired and every workout 5>had a mental intensity 6 that seemed too much for most to handle.I was pushing the limits and extremes beyond what most thought were healthy. These are the fears I face as a professional athlete on a day-to-day basis.Who am I doing this for?How much is too much?Why am I doing this?How can I be so selfish 7>?What are the sacrifices 8 for? I think of countless birthday parties and nights out I have missed,ruining a family holiday in France because of the endless search for a swimming pool to train in,almost missing my brother's wedding because I was too busy hiring 10 a car in downtown Johannesburg and driving through the "no-go"areas in order to do a group ride with the local triathletes The list is endless. It boils down to 12 this:I was bom with an enormous 13 amount of drive and determination.From a small girl,I would stay in 14 at lunch time just to get ahead on class work rather than go out and play;I would get the bus on my own at ten years old and go to swim 100 lengths15>of the pool 2.while other kids played pool games:I was the only girl in a rugby6>club of 250 boys.I have always lived my life to extremes.Call it unhealthy if you want,but that is the way I roll,3.no matter what i