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Taiwan’s table tennis arena has been exuberant with vitality especially among primary school level competitors. Only with numerous victories and determination can one stand out from the crowd. Being a “national table tennis player” is not only a symbol of skill mastery and glory, but also the greatest dream that the young contesters have. The once prominent comrades in battle felt excited even as they reminisced through all the bittersweet memories of their days. As each chose and followed their own paths after graduation, how have their days been? Bitter or sweet? Gain or loss? Regrets or fortunate? Those golden days are worthy of our exploration! The narrative inquiry approach is applied to demonstrate the true life stories of these athletes, depicting them at their trainings, academics, competitions and major life decisions; detailed and delicate angles of retrospect and evaluation portray their personal experiences and inner worlds their most original forms. All these help remove emotional barriers and build communication channels between athletes and their parents, coaches and sports administrators. Our conclusion is that even though the three athletes are not famous stars, their stories reveal great insight: one needs to be brave at the cross-roads of one’s life; attitude will determine one’s height, and perseverance will open up many doors of opportunity. Participation in sports not only builds one’s physical abilities but also nurtures one’s fearless attitude, which proves to be extremely valuable to one’s later lives. In the past, the researcher was their coach and teacher; now, they are the professional trainers of the researcher’s son; in the future, stories will continually be re-written, re-told and repeated!
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