12. A successful foreign person

　　There are many successful people in the world. Since I’m a football fan,

　　I’d like to talk about David Beckham, a successful football player. A lot of

　　people know him not because he’s an excellent football player but because of his

　　good looking. Especially a lot of women, they regard him as a big sport star.

　　But that’s not the reason I admire him. I think he’s a successful man because he

　　works hard and never gives up.

　　As a young player, he was blamed for his mistake that caused the failure of

　　his national team in the 1998 world cup. A lot of people laughed at him, but he

　　was not defeated and tried harder than before. In 2001, his score helped his

　　national team to win the game against Greece, which enabled them to enter world

　　cup in the next year. He became a national hero overnight.

　　I learned a lot from him. Sometimes, we might fail once or several times

　　but it doesn’t mean we will never succeed. It’s always good to keep trying. I

　　believe hard work will eventually make a big difference.