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You never know where life will lead you. When I was a young boy, I got ________ up my nose one time. After that I ________ wanted to get in the water again. I thought swimming was not for me.

One day, I ________ my skateboard and broke my leg so badly, and the doctors said I could never really skateboard again. They said swimming was the only ________ that would be good for me.

Well, I gave it a ________. Every week, I got a little ________ and hated swimming a little less, I worked at it so much that one day my high school swimming coach asked me to ________ the school team. You can imagine how that made me and my family feel ________ I was so afraid of the water before!

Much to everyone’s surprise, I won third place in the city finals. ________ is a big part of my life now. You never know which road life will take you down. Look at me—a swimmer!

For this reason, I say: don’t limit (限制) your ________. And remember, life is a swimming pool. Jump in and start swimming! You might be surprised where you end up.