I had been swimming competitively for five years but after such a long time, I was ready to quit. I was often the only African American at the swimming competitions and our team couldn't afford good uniforms. However, my number-one reason for wanting to quit was that I kept receiving "Honorable Mentions (荣誉奖)". Any athlete knows that you don't want to have a bookshelf full of "Honorable Mentions", which you get just because you showed up.
One summer's day, the day before a big swim meet, I decided to tell my grandma that I was quitting the swim team. When I told her, she looked me in the eye and said, "Baby, remember these words ‘Quitters never win and winners never quit.' Your grandmother didn't raise losers or quitters. You go to that meet tomorrow, and you swim like you are a grandchild of mine, you hear?" I was too afraid to say anything but "Yes, ma'am."
The next day we arrived at the swim meet late, missing my group of swimmers in the 15/16 age group. My coach insisted I be allowed to swim with the older group. She asked me to join the race in order not to the waste the chance. However, she didn't expect me to do well, but at least I could win the eighth place because there were only eight lanes.
As I was stepping on the board, all the other girls looked at me. I quickly noticed that these girls were all here to do just one thing — beat me. All of a sudden, my grandma's words rang in my head, "Quitters never win and winners never quit. You swim like you are a grandchild of mine. Quitters never win and winners never quit." "Yes, Grandma, I will swim like I am a grandchild of yours," I said to myself.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已写好。请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1：Without thinking twice, I swam harder than I had ever swum before.
Paragraph 2：It was then that I heard the claps and cheers around me.
