In the closing seconds of the game， this kid intercepted a pass and ran all the way for the winning touchdown. The fans broke loose. His teammates hoisted him onto their shoulders.
Finally， after the stands had emptied and the team had showered and left the locker room， the coach noticed that the young man was sitting quietly in the corner all alone.
The coach came to him and said， “Kid， I can’t believe it. You were fantastic！ Tell me what got into you？ How did you do it？”
He looked at the coach， with tears in his eyes， and said， “Well， you know my dad died， but did you know that my dad was blind？” The young man swallowed hard and forced a smile， “Dad came to all my games， but today was the first time he could see me play， and I wanted to show him I could do it！”
前撑杆跳高冠军鲍勃·理查德讲了一个关于一个小男孩的感人故事。这个小男孩专情于踢足球，他不停地练习着，为足球热情地奉献着自己的全部。但是，他的个头比别的男孩矮一半，以至于他绝对参加不了比赛。在所有的足球比赛中，这个充满希望的足球运动员只能坐冷板凳，几乎不曾参加过任何一场比赛。小男孩与父亲一起生活，两人相依为命，有着十分特殊的感情。尽管儿子总是坐冷板凳，父亲还总会在看台上为儿子欢呼，从未有一场缺席。
上高中了，小男孩依然是班上个子最小的一个。可是父亲不仅继续鼓励他踢球，而且向儿子表示说，如果他不想再踢球的话，就不用再踢了。
但是，年轻人热爱足球，他决定要继续踢下去。他下定决心，在每次训练中都要尽力表现得最好，这样的话，当他升入高三的时候也许还有机会参加比赛。整个中学生涯，年轻人从未错过一次训练或一场比赛，但在这4年里，他一直都是坐在长椅上的热心球员。而他忠诚的父亲，也一直站在看台上，鼓励着他。