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LIBRARIES/RANGEVIEW LIBRARY DISTRICT\n\nSports Build Character  \nPERSEVERANCEINSPORTS  \nwww.focusreaders.com  \nCopyright 2018 by Focus Readers,Lake Elmo,MN 55042.All rights reserved.No partof this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without writtenpermission from the publisher.  \nFocus Readers is distributed by North Star Editions:sales@northstareditions.com|888-417-0195  \nProduced for Focus Readers by Red Line Editorial.  \nPhotographs :FatCamera/iStockphoto,cover,1,25;SolStock/iStockphoto,4-5;karelnoppe/iStockphoto,7;Gene J.Puskar/AP Images,8-9;Paul Sakuma/AP Images,11;London News Pictures/Rex Features/AP Images,12;Holger Bennewitz/Reuters/Newscom,15;Ramon Espinosa/AP Images,16;demarfa/iStockphoto,19;Chris Williams/IconSportswire/AP Images,20;Pixel_Pig/iStockphoto,22-23,29;gradyreese/iStockphoto,26-27  \nISBN  \n978-1-63517-533-2(hardcover)  \n978-1-63517-605-6(paperback)  \n978-1-63517-749-7(ebook pdf)  \n978-1-63517-677-3(hosted ebook)  \nLibrary of Congress Control Number:2017948108  \nPrinted in the United States of AmericaMankato,MNNovember,2017  \nb0ut thetho  \nTodd Kortemeier is a writer and editor from Minneapolis.He has written more than 50 booksfor young people,primarily on sports topics.  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nCHAPTER1  \n## What Is Perseverance?\n\nCHAPTER 2  \n## Perseverance in Action 9\n\nCHAPTER 3  \n## Perseverance and You\n\nCHARACTER QUESTIONS  \nY  \nAre You Persevering?  \nFocus on Perseverance·28  \nGlossary·30  \nTo Learn More·31  \nIndex·32  \nCHAPTER 1  \n## WHAT ISPERSEVERANCE?\n\nLife is full of challenges.Some canbe solved easily.Others demanda little extra effort.Athletes facechallenges like these all the time.Some opponents are hard to beat.  \nIt takes skill andconfidence to take onobstacles.  \nThe best athletes do what it takesto overcome any obstacle.  \nAthletes are used to pushingthrough hard times.That's what it means to persevere.Top athletesdon't let anything stop them.  \nChallenges may slow them down.  \nBut they keep going.When things  \nare easy,athletes do not realize  \nLET'S DISCUSS  \nWhat are ways you persevere in a  \nnormal day?How do you do it?","cbCaicgVebMBKtbx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicgVebMBKtbx","pdf",2976342,"English","# Chapter 1\n## What Is Perseverance?\n# Chapter 2\n## Perseverance in Action\n# Chapter 3\n## Perseverance and You\n# Character Questions\n## Are You Persevering?\n## Focus on Perseverance\n## Glossary\n## To Learn More\n## Index","[{\"question\":\"What does perseverance mean in sports?\",\"answer\":\"Perseverance means pushing through hard times, continuing even when challenges slow you down, and not letting anything stop you.\"},{\"question\":\"How do athletes build perseverance according to the chapter?\",\"answer\":\"Athletes build perseverance by using skill and confidence to take on obstacles and by getting used to handling difficult opponents and situations.\"},{\"question\":\"How can you practice perseverance in a normal 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