Fred had something important to tell his family. Everyone in his family was asked to sit at the dinner table and listen.
"I'm going to take part in the Olympics." he said.
"Can a fourth-grader do that?" asked Anna, his younger sister.
"I'm not going now. I'll go when I'm a little older. "Fred shook his head. "I've studied how the athletes(运动员) become the best. That is practice. If I practice hard enough, I can't fail."
"Sounds like a big challenge," said Dad. "Which sport will you take up?"
"I haven't made up my mind yet," said Fred.
After a month's practice, Fred got hurt again and again when he tried to find out which sport was for him. He tried different kinds of sport, such as running, jumping, badminton and so on. But at last he stopped practicing. "It's too difficult. I don't think I can find a sport right for me," Fred talked to himself.
The following Sunday, the family sat down for dinner as usual.
"I've decided not to play a sport,"said Fred.
Everyone was surprised.
"You're giving up on your Olympic dream?" said Anna.
"I didn't say I was giving up," said Fred. "I'm still going to the Olympics."
Anna looked puzzled. "How can you go if you don't do a sport?"
Fred held up a book titled Is Sports Medicine the Career for You? "Over the past few weeks, I've discovered that athletes need much medical help. So I am going to become a sports doctor. I'll still go to the Olympics—but as a doctor, not an athlete."
Fred answered confidently.
"Now that is another challenge, Fred!" said Dad. "I'm sure you would do as well as you can to realize your dream."
