SAT作文素材26:Michael Jordan
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span>: <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span></p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="talent">talent</span>. <span word="Harvest">Harvest</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="classmate">classmate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ninth">ninth</span>-<span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="team">team</span><span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="quick">quick</span>. <span word="Youd">Youd</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="youd">youd</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bit">bit</span>, <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quickness">quickness</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span><span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="level">level</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="ninth">ninth</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>, <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pop">Pop</span> <span word="Herrings">Herrings</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="camp">camp</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="varsity">varsity</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="older">older</span>, <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="infinitely">infinitely</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Smiths">Smiths</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="playerit">playerit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="far">far</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="varsity">varsity</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="announced">announced</span><span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="posted">posted</span><span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Roy">Roy</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Laney">Laney</span> <span word="gym">gym</span>. <span word="Smiths">Smiths</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="Michaels">Michaels</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jordans">Jordans</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="alphabetical">alphabetical</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Js">Js</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rereading">rereading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span>, <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alphabetical">alphabetical</span> <span word="listing">listing</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="incorrectly">incorrectly</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cried">cried</span>. <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="happening">happening</span><span word="Michael">Michael</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>.</p>
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