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Inspired by the renowned comic book, Slam Dunk, from my childhood, I started to pursue the career of basketball, once dreaming that I would become a professional player one day or represent my country. I also once gave up my favorite basketball because playing basketball had not been as enjoyable and thus lost the purpose of my life. Finally I returned to the basketball court through serendipity, started to enjoy the fun of playing basketball, and joined High School Basketball League stage. However, I had to stop basketball due to severe injuries and returned again after the long journey of rehabilitation. Self-narrative method was utilized in this study to describe a Physical Education teacher who was accepted for a graduate program as a basketball-specialized student. With the meaning of personal basketball sport experience as focus, this study included stories of near 20 years of basketball career and coupled with the process of teacher examinations. The stories included four parts: The Eye of Dream-building—I, Who Built the Basketball Dream; The Eye of Dream Hard to Come True—I, Who Was in A Plight; They Eye of Nightmare—I, Who Did Not Want to Remember; The Eye of Dream Come True—I, Who Became A Teacher. The findings of this study: 1. The researcher encountered many unknown situations in the course of being a basketball athlete; however, with perseverance, the researcher took all the hardship and pain as challenges. The researcher used to take loosing games or not reaching the goals as failure and focus solely on the results with only winning in mind, attempting self-proof with grades. The researcher even thought about revenge when facing the same opponents and neglected the joy and energy obtained in the process. Finally the researcher learned to do the best without regret, not to give up easily, to focus, to give it all, and to hang on to the end, which helped the researcher tremendously to find the solutions when facing the teacher examination plight. 2. Recommendations for crossing the wall of teacher examination: (1). Learning by doing—do not be afraid of hardship and to accumulate diverse experiences. (2). Failure teaches success—learn to face failure, correct the drawbacks and look forward. (3). Opportunities are for those who are ready—accumulate energy all the time and be courageous to try when the opportunity comes. The worst is not to give your self a chance to try.
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