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！”
前撐杆跳高冠軍鮑勃·理查德講了一個關於一個小男孩的感人故事。這個小男孩專情於踢足球，他不停地練習著，為足球熱情地奉獻著自己的全部。但是，他的個頭比別的男孩矮一半，以至於他絕對參加不了比賽。在所有的足球比賽中，這個充滿希望的足球運動員隻能坐冷板凳，幾乎不曾參加過任何一場比賽。小男孩與父親一起生活，兩人相依為命，有著十分特殊的感情。盡管兒子總是坐冷板凳，父親還總會在看台上為兒子歡呼，從未有一場缺席。
上高中了，小男孩依然是班上個子最小的一個。可是父親不僅繼續鼓勵他踢球，而且向兒子表示說，如果他不想再踢球的話，就不用再踢了。
但是，年輕人熱愛足球，他決定要繼續踢下去。他下定決心，在每次訓練中都要盡力表現得最好，這樣的話，當他升入高三的時候也許還有機會參加比賽。整個中學生涯，年輕人從未錯過一次訓練或一場比賽，但在這4年裏，他一直都是坐在長椅上的熱心球員。而他忠誠的父親，也一直站在看台上，鼓勵著他。