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昨晚,我8岁的儿子参加了他所在队的最后一场足球比赛。这是场四分之一决赛。我儿子的队以2比1领先。父母们围坐在球场边上为孩子们打气。 当比赛剩下不到十秒钟的时候，球落到我儿子的队友——米奇•欧登内尔的脚上，这时全场回响起“射门”的呼喊声,米奇向后一蹬腿，然后使尽全身的力气把球射向球门。顿时，我周围看台上的人群沸腾了。他进球了！ 接着场内便安静下来。米奇是进球了，不过是自摆乌龙——把球射进了自己的球门,结果双方踢平了。一时间场内鸦雀无声。大家清楚，米奇是唐氏综合症（先天型）的患者,对他而言无所谓什么是射错了门。在他眼中，所有进球都应该拥抱庆祝。他甚至在对方球员进球得分的时候都与他们拥抱欢呼。 米奇的脸上充满了胜利的喜悦，他伸手把我的儿子紧紧拥抱起来，还欢呼着：“我进球啦！我进球啦！我们都贏了！大家都赢了 ！”这瞬时打破了场上的沉寂。有一阵我屏住呼吸，很担心我的儿子会有什么样的反应。但是我多虑了。儿子举起手用手指摆出代表胜利的“V”字，一边喊道：“米奇，好样的！米奇，好样的!”接着,两个队的队员便都围到米奇的身边，一起为他的进球庆祝欢呼。 那天晚上，女儿问我哪个队贏了的时候，我笑着答道：“是平局。大家都贏了。” Mickey’s Goal Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one,my son’s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement. With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my teammate, Mickey 0. Donnel. With shouts of 44 Kick it” echoing across the playground ，Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted. 0. Donnel had scored! Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, end- ing the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see,Mickey has Down syndrome and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored. The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, “ I scored! I scored ! Everybody won! Everybody won! ” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute started chanting,Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey! ”Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey，joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal. Later that night，when my daughter asked who had won，I smiled as I replied，“It was a tie. Everybody won. ” |
