Coach Benny was famous in Palembang for two things: his and his . Every swimmer in his club had a story.
Pelatih Benny terkenal di Palembang karena dua hal: peluitnya dan ketegasannya. Setiap perenang di klubnya punya cerita.
He five kilometres every morning, even on holidays. He never the pool early, not even when it rained. Once, during a , we push-ups in the instead.
Dia menyuruh kami berenang lima kilometer setiap pagi, bahkan saat libur. Dia tidak pernah membiarkan siapa pun keluar dari kolam lebih awal, bahkan saat hujan. Suatu kali, saat badai petir, kami disuruh push-up di ruang ganti sebagai gantinya.
But he wasn't cruel. When my parents couldn't the competition fee, he quietly it. When I wanted to quit at fifteen, he didn't shout. He simply one more month.
Tetapi dia tidak kejam. Ketika orang tuaku tidak mampu membayar biaya lomba, diam-diam dia menyuruh asistennya membayarkannya. Ketika aku ingin berhenti pada usia lima belas tahun, dia tidak membentak. Dia hanya membuatku berjanji bertahan satu bulan lagi.
That month, I broke my twice. He that discipline is a kind of care.
Bulan itu, aku memecahkan rekor pribadiku dua kali. Dia membantuku memahami bahwa disiplin adalah salah satu bentuk kepedulian.
Years later, at the Asian Games, I stood on the with a bronze medal. When I looked into the crowd, he was there, holding his whistle. He didn't , of course. But he did take off his sunglasses, which, for Coach Benny, was the same thing.
Bertahun-tahun kemudian, di Asian Games, aku berdiri di podium dengan medali perunggu. Ketika aku memandang ke arah penonton, dia ada di sana, memegang peluitnya. Tentu saja dia tidak membiarkan dirinya menangis. Tetapi dia melepas kacamata hitamnya, dan bagi Pelatih Benny, itu sama saja.
Uji pemahaman Anda
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1. What did the coach do when the narrator's parents couldn't pay?
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2. "He made us ___ five kilometres."
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3. "We were made ___ push-ups."
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4. What medal did the narrator win?
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