第15章盲爸爸看我踢足球（1）
BlindDadWatchedMePlayFootball
佚名Anonymous
BobRichard，theformerpole-vault，sharesamovingstoryaboutaskinnyyoungboywholovedfootballwithallhisheart。Practiceafterpractice，heeagerlygaveeverythibeinghalfthesizeoftheotherboyshegotabsolutelyallthegames，thishopefulathletesatonthebendhardlyeverplayed。Thisteenagerlivedalohhisfather，ahemhadaveryspecialrelatiohoughthesonwasalwaysonthebench，hisfatherwasalwaysiandsg。Henevermissedagame。
Thisyoungmanwasstillthesmallestoftheheenteredhighschool。Buthisfatheruedtehim，butalsomadeitveryclearthathedidoplayfootballifhedidn’t>
Buttheyoungmaballaohanginthere。Hewasdetermiryhisbestateverypradperhapshe’dgettoplaywhenhebeior。Allthroughhighsevermissedaprae，butremainedabenchwarmerallfouryears。Hisfaithfulfatherwasalwaysiands，alordsementforhim。
&heyouocollege，hedecidedtotryoutforthefootballteamasawalk-on。Everyonewassureheevermakethecut，buthedid。Theittedthathekepthimoerbecausehealuthisheartandsouliidatthesametime，providedtheothermemberswiththespirit。
&hathehadsurvivedthecutthrilledhimsomuchthatherushedtothephoneaher。Hisfathersharedhisextaseasosforallthees。Thispersistentyouenevermissedpractighisfouryearsatcollege，butheoplayinagame。
Itwastheendoftheseniorfootballseason，aedoicefieldshortlybefplayoffgame，theethimwithatelegramahlysilent。
Swallowinghard，hemumbledtotheyfatherdiedthism。IsitallrightifImisspracticetoday？”
Thecoachputhisarmgentlyaroundhisshoulderandsaid，“Taketherestoftheweekoff，son。AnddooeonSaturday。”
Saturdayarrived，andthegamewasnotgoihethirdquarter，wheenpointsbehiyoungmalyslippediyloandputonhisfootballgear。Asheranontothesidelihedhisplayerswereastouheirfaithfulteammateba。
“Coach，pleaseletmeplay。I’vejustgottoplaytoday，”saidtheyoungman。
Thecoadedhereantedhisworstplayerinthiscloseplayoffgame。Buttheyoued，andfinallyfeelingsorryforthekid，thecoa。
“Allright。”hesaid，“You。”
Bef，thecoach，theplayers，andeveryoandsotbelievetheireyes。Thislittleunknolayedbeforewasdright。Theopposingteamotstophim。Heran，passed，blodtackledlikeastar。Thescoresweresoontied。