I’m the Strongest! (Part 1) Have you ever heard the name of Shingo Kunieda? / He is a great Japanese tennis player / like Kei Nishikori. / However, / he plays tennis / in a wheelchair. / Shingo was born in / in 1984 / and brought up in Chiba. / When he was nine, / he became a wheelchair user / because of cancer. / He started playing / at the age of eleven. / As he had a talent for sports, / he quickly became good at it. / In his first year of high school, / he joined a tour abroad. / During the tour, / he became excited / about the amazing performance of Ricky Molier. / Molier was the number one player / at that time. / Shingo wanted to have a match with him / someday. /

(Part 2) In 2004, / Shingo won gold in the doubles / at the Athens Paralympics. / However, / he could not continue to win titles / because he was not mentally strong. / His mental trainer told him / to look at himself in the mirror / and shout, / “I’m the strongest!” / every morning. / At first, / he doubted / if this would work. / However, / he soon felt / that the weakness was disappearing / from his mind. / Several months later, / he won the singles title / at the Japan Open. / In 2007, / he achieved the / for the first time / in wheelchair tennis history. / He was ranked first in the world, / but he fell into a mental slump. / He was losing his motivation / to play tennis / because he had no rivals. / (Part 3) One day / Shingo realized, / “My rival is not another player, / but myself.” / Since then, / he has believed, / “Today / I’ll get stronger / than I was yesterday, / and tomorrow, / stronger than I am today.” / ‘I’m the strongest.’ / This is the phrase / he puts on his rackets. / After he won the singles title / at the Beijing Paralympics / in 2008, / he became a professional in 2009. / He was the first Japanese wheelchair tennis player / to do that. / Professionals in a wheelchair sport / need to overcome many challenges. / However, / he believed / that becoming a professional / had an important meaning for him. / He says: / I hope / that disabled children will become interested / in wheelchair tennis. / I’ll play tennis / not only to win, / but also to fascinate people by winning. /

本文を読んだら↑の QR コードを読みとり質問に答え送信してください。 質問は全て主語・動詞を含む英文で答える努力をすること。

QR コードを読み取れない場合は↓の URL から。 https://forms.gle/uDZFNEBMj8ekwsDz8

提出期限：3 月 31 日