前不久，一个名叫戴夫·富尔克的美国老爸在社交媒体上的一段文字震撼了全球的父母。虽然网络上有了文字翻译，但是我觉得戴夫的英文本身就是一首诗，于是有了下面这段翻译和大家分享：
继续试，继续失败，继续向前！
我的一个朋友问我说他想不通，
问我干嘛要花那么多钱让孩子学运动？
实话实说，我付钱根本不是为运动，
我还真不在乎他们学的是啥运动。
那么如果不是为运动，花钱买啥？
我买的就是他们在疲惫不堪，欲罢不能的那几分钟；
我付的就是放学后精疲力尽还不得不去的那些训练，不轻松；
我买的是孩子学到的纪律，专注和不放松；
我付的是孩子们学会如何保护身体和器材使用。
我买的是孩子们学到团队精神，败得有气度，胜得有光荣；
我付的是他们学会接受失望,虽败犹荣，锲而不舍，不忘初衷；
我买的是孩子们学到建立目标，达到目标，不光是为了成功；
我付的是孩子们学会尊重，互相尊重和对他人的尊重。
我买的是孩子们学到冰冻三尺非一日之寒，成功不会因为黄粱美梦；
我付的是孩子们学会为每一个微小的进步骄傲，千里之行，积于跬步之功；
我买的是孩子们有机会结下终身的友谊，留下难忘的回忆，像我一样骄傲他们的成功；
我付的是孩子们在运动场忘我的奔跑和呐喊而不是在手机电视屏前的痴迷朦胧。
长话短说，我买的根本就不是运动，
我要的是孩子们的品格在运动中得到炼融，
他们将因此受益终身，他们将成为影响他人的英雄。
在我来看，这根本就不是花钱，这是最宽阔的投资心胸！
谢谢您花时间读这段文字和我分享青少年运动---戴夫·富尔克
附上英文原文供欣赏：
KeepTrying, Keep Failing, But Keep Moving Forward
One of my friends asked
Why do you pay so much money for your kids to do all their sports?
Well I have a confession to make;
I don't pay for my kids to do sports.
Personally, I couldn't care less about what sport they do.
So, if I am not paying for sports what am I paying for?
I pay for those moments when my kids become so tired they want to quit but don't.
I pay for those days when my kids come home from school and are "too tired" to go to their training but they go anyway.
I pay for my kids to learn to bedisciplined, focused and dedicated.
I pay for my kids to learn to take care of their body and equipment.
I pay for my kids to learn to work with others and to be good team mates, gracious in defeat and humble in success.
I pay for my kids to learn to deal with disappointment, when they don't get that placing or title they'd hoped for, but still they go back week after week giving it their best shot.
I pay for my kids to learn to make and accomplish goals.
I pay for my kids to respect, notonly themselves, but other athletes, officials and coaches.
I pay for my kids to learn that it takes hours and hours, years and years of hard work and practice to create a champion and that success does not happen overnight.
I pay for my kids to be proud of small achievements, and to work towards long term goals.
I pay for the opportunity my kids have and will have to make life-long friendships, create lifelong memories, to be as proud of their achievements as I am.
I pay so that my kids can be out on the field or in the gym instead of in front of a screen...
I could go on but, to be short, I don't pay for sports;
I pay for the opportunities that sports provide my kids with to develop attributes
that will serve them well throughout their lives and
give them the opportunity to bless the lives of others.
From what I have seen so far I think it is a great investment!
Thank you for taking the time to read this and share in my passion for youth sports.I hope you enjoyed and feel the same way–DaveFulk