Li Ying comes from a small village in Jiangxi Province. She is the best women's soccer player in her university. When she was little, she was very good at 1. sports. She loved to compete against boys who were fast and 2. strong. This made her a better player.
When Li Ying was 9 years old, she started playing 3. soccer. Her PE teacher thought she was so 4. good that he introduced her to the school soccer team. A year later, she was made 5. leader of the team because she played the best. She started to push herself more and 6. practiced as much as possible.
Li Ying didn’t 7. miss any soccer match and went to the sports field every day. Although she was 8. tired, she worked hard for what she really wanted. Li Ying 9. believed that practice makes perfect. So she kept doing the same move 10. until she got it right. Li Ying was the “Best Player of School” for three years 11. because of her amazing skills.
At the age of 18, Li Ying competed in her last season before graduation. She trained even 12. harder and her team won many matches. At last, her team played against Red Star Team. Li Ying’s team was not playing very well at the start, but they didn’t 13. give up. They worked well as a team and kept fighting till the last minute. Finally, Li Ying led her team to 14. win the game.
Now Li Ying volunteers to teach young girls soccer in her village every summer holiday. She wants 15. them to love sports. She often says, “Everything is possible. Just go for it!” Thanks to Li Ying, more and more young girls fall in love with sports.
