【新视野大学英语】（第二册）奥林匹克的卓越的标准(3/7)

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概述：
        令人惊讶的是，卡尔·刘易斯的父母在他年幼时鼓励他去上音乐课，而不是去参加田径训练。但是他不愿去，而是把一条胶带粘在地上，以此标出跳远世界记录的距离，然后以非凡的决心开始向着目标练习跳远。。。
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        Carl Lewis
        Ben Johnson
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Surprisingly, young Carl Lewis was encouraged to pursue music lessons rather than track by his parents. But, he would not hear of it, and stuck a strip of tape on the ground to mark the distance for the world record and began to jump toward it with singular determination. His father commented, "Some kids want to be a fireman one day, a movie star the next. Carl set his mind on track and that was it. He said he wanted to be the best, period." His years of practice and quiet self-confidence set the stage for a phenomenal Olympic track and field career.
In 1985, however, a cloud appeared on Carl Lewis' horizons: Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, who began to beat Lewis consistently in the 100-meter dash.令人惊讶的是，卡尔•刘易斯的父母在他年幼时鼓励他去上音乐课，而不是去参加田径训练。但是他不愿去，而是把一条胶带粘在地上，以此标出跳远世界记录的距离，然后以非凡的决心开始向着目标练习跳远。他的父亲评价道：“有些孩子今天想着以后当消防员，明天又梦想成为电影明星。卡尔决心练习田径，后来始终没有改变。他说他想成为最好的，就这些。”他多年的训练和从容的自信为他以后卓越的田径生涯打好了基础。
然而在1985年，卡尔•刘易斯的运动生涯蒙上了一片阴影：加拿大短跑运动员本•约翰逊在100米短跑中频频击败刘易斯。