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人们常说赛场如战场，赢得比赛的关键在于策略。在高尔夫球场上，一个盲人，一个赢得了13次全国冠军的盲人，一个敢于挑战大名鼎鼎的高尔夫球手的盲人，他采取的是一种什么样的策略呢？
Charlie Boswell has always been one of my heroes. He has inspired me and thousands of others to rise above circumstances and live our true passion. Charlie was blinded during World War II while rescuing his friend from a tank that was under fire. He was a great athlete before his accident and in a testimony1 to his talent and determination he decided to try a brand new sport, a sport he never imagined playing, even with his eyesight-golf!
Through determination and a deep love for the game he became the National Blind Golf Champion! He won that honor 13 times. One of his heroes was the great golfer Ben Hogan, so it truly was an honor for Charlie to win the Ben Hogan Award in 1958.
Upon meeting Ben Hogan, Charlie was awestruck2 and stated that he had one wish and it was to have one round of golf with the great Ben Hogan.
Mr Hogan agreed that playing a round together would be an honor for him as well, as he had heard about all of Charlie’s accomplishments and truly admired his skills.
“Would you like to play for money, Mr Hogan?” blurted out Charlie.
“I can’t play you for money, it wouldn’t be fair!” said Mr Hogan.
“Aw, come on, Mr Hogan... $1 000 per hole!”
“I can’t, what would people think of me, taking advantage of you and your circumstance？” replied the sighted golfer.
“Chicken, Mr Hogan?”
“Okay,” blurted a frustrated Hogan, “but I am going to play my best!”
“I wouldn’t expect anything else,” said the confident Boswell.
“You’re on, Mr Boswell, you name the time and the place!”
A very self-assured Boswell responded, “10 o’clock... tonight!”
查理·鲍斯韦尔一直是我心目中的英雄之一。他鼓舞我和其他数千人克服困难，热情地投入生活。二战中，查理为将战友从一辆受到炮火重创的坦克中营救出来而双目失明。在此之前，他是一名优秀的运动员。为了证明自己的能力和决心，他决定尝试一项崭新的运动，一项即使是在他的视力完好无损的情况下也从来没有想过要去涉足的运动——打高尔夫球!
由于决心和对这项运动的深深热爱，他获得了全国盲人高尔夫球冠军!这项荣誉他一共赢得了13次。著名的高尔夫球手本·霍根是查理心目中的英雄之一，因此，当他在1958年赢得本·霍根奖的时候，他感到非常荣幸。
与本·霍根会面时，查理怀着仰慕的心情，他说自己有个希望，就是和著名的本·霍根打一轮高尔夫球。
霍根先生也认为和查理打一轮高尔夫球是他的荣幸，因为他已经听说了查理的全部成就，并对他的技能非常钦佩。
“你愿意用钱做赌注吗，霍根先生?”查理脱口而出。
“我不能和你赌钱，那是不公平的!”霍根先生说。
“啊，赌吧，霍根先生……每个洞1 000美元!”
“我不能那样做，利用你的残疾而占你的便宜，人们会怎样看我！”视力完好的高尔夫球手回答。
“胆怯了，霍根先生?”
“好吧，”霍根不满地脱口说道，“不过，我是不会手下留情的!”
“这正是我希望的。”鲍斯韦尔自信地说。
“你是庄家，鲍斯韦尔先生，你定时间和地点吧!”
鲍斯韦尔非常有把握地回答：“10点钟……今晚!”
飘雪 摘译自 Positive Thinking
Charlie Boswell has always been one of my heroes. He has inspired me and thousands of others to rise above circumstances and live our true passion. Charlie was blinded during World War II while rescuing his friend from a tank that was under fire. He was a great athlete before his accident and in a testimony1 to his talent and determination he decided to try a brand new sport, a sport he never imagined playing, even with his eyesight-golf!
Through determination and a deep love for the game he became the National Blind Golf Champion! He won that honor 13 times. One of his heroes was the great golfer Ben Hogan, so it truly was an honor for Charlie to win the Ben Hogan Award in 1958.
Upon meeting Ben Hogan, Charlie was awestruck2 and stated that he had one wish and it was to have one round of golf with the great Ben Hogan.
Mr Hogan agreed that playing a round together would be an honor for him as well, as he had heard about all of Charlie’s accomplishments and truly admired his skills.
“Would you like to play for money, Mr Hogan?” blurted out Charlie.
“I can’t play you for money, it wouldn’t be fair!” said Mr Hogan.
“Aw, come on, Mr Hogan... $1 000 per hole!”
“I can’t, what would people think of me, taking advantage of you and your circumstance？” replied the sighted golfer.
“Chicken, Mr Hogan?”
“Okay,” blurted a frustrated Hogan, “but I am going to play my best!”
“I wouldn’t expect anything else,” said the confident Boswell.
“You’re on, Mr Boswell, you name the time and the place!”
A very self-assured Boswell responded, “10 o’clock... tonight!”
查理·鲍斯韦尔一直是我心目中的英雄之一。他鼓舞我和其他数千人克服困难，热情地投入生活。二战中，查理为将战友从一辆受到炮火重创的坦克中营救出来而双目失明。在此之前，他是一名优秀的运动员。为了证明自己的能力和决心，他决定尝试一项崭新的运动，一项即使是在他的视力完好无损的情况下也从来没有想过要去涉足的运动——打高尔夫球!
由于决心和对这项运动的深深热爱，他获得了全国盲人高尔夫球冠军!这项荣誉他一共赢得了13次。著名的高尔夫球手本·霍根是查理心目中的英雄之一，因此，当他在1958年赢得本·霍根奖的时候，他感到非常荣幸。
与本·霍根会面时，查理怀着仰慕的心情，他说自己有个希望，就是和著名的本·霍根打一轮高尔夫球。
霍根先生也认为和查理打一轮高尔夫球是他的荣幸，因为他已经听说了查理的全部成就，并对他的技能非常钦佩。
“你愿意用钱做赌注吗，霍根先生?”查理脱口而出。
“我不能和你赌钱，那是不公平的!”霍根先生说。
“啊，赌吧，霍根先生……每个洞1 000美元!”
“我不能那样做，利用你的残疾而占你的便宜，人们会怎样看我！”视力完好的高尔夫球手回答。
“胆怯了，霍根先生?”
“好吧，”霍根不满地脱口说道，“不过，我是不会手下留情的!”
“这正是我希望的。”鲍斯韦尔自信地说。
“你是庄家，鲍斯韦尔先生，你定时间和地点吧!”
鲍斯韦尔非常有把握地回答：“10点钟……今晚!”
飘雪 摘译自 Positive Thinking