Many people say playing volleyball is easy. "If you can 1 it in the air, you can play volleyball." I used to be one of those people. 2 , recently I realized how silly I was.
My start in volleyball was hard. 3 practicing with my mother, I was full of confidence that I could join my school team and play well as a "bookworm"!
Unluckily, my dream was broken the next day. It turned out that though I had "skills", I was unable to work with other players. I also couldn't deal with balls coming from different 4 . I was sad. Isn't volleyball just about skills?
I began several weeks of training with the team. Then, we had our first match against Park School. Most of my teammates had no 5 in competitions. Looking at the Park School's players, full of energy, I could already see our failure.
The ball went up. One "thump(锤击)", a second"thump", and I jumped with a shout. It flew6 the net. I totally enjoyed myself in the game,7 in harmony(和谐)with my teammates. The sounds of running feet, loud shouts and cheers filled us with warmth. During our break, everyone was out of breath and8 , talking about our nice hits.
At that moment, I realized that playing in the school team 9 working together with others. I understood how 10 is a kind of beauty in itself. Volleyball helped me make friends, learn new things, and find my true self within a group.