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[00:00.96]9.winners and winners
[00:06.29]as a high school coach, i did all i could to help my boys win their games.
[00:11.63]i rooted as hard for victory as they did.
[00:14.89]a dramatic incident, however, following a game in which i officiated as a referee,
[00:20.56]changed my perspective on victories and defeats.
[00:23.83]i was refereeing a league championship basketball game in new rochelle, new york, between new rochelle and yonkers high.
[00:32.97]new rochelle was coached by dan o’brien, yonkers by les beck.
[00:38.52]the gym was crowded to capacity, and the volume of noise made it impossible to hear.
[00:44.51]the game was well played and closely contested.
[00:48.11]yonkers was leading by one point as i glanced at the clock and discovered there were but 30 seconds left to play.
[00:55.30]yonkers, in possession of the ball, passed off—shot—missed.
[01:01.07]new rochelle recovered—pushed the ball up court—shot.
[01:05.09]the ball rolled tantalizingly around the rim and off.
[01:09.23]the fans shrieked.来源:考试大
[01:11.08]new rochelle, the home team, recovered the ball, and tapped it in for what looked like victory.
[01:16.53]the tumult was deafening.
[01:19.21]i glanced at the clock and saw that the game was over.
[01:22.70]i hadn’t heard the final buzzer because of the noise.
[01:26.18]i checked with the other official, but he could not help me.
[01:29.45]still seeking help in this bedlam, i approached the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so.
[01:35.87]he said, "mr. covino, the buzzer went off as the ball rolled off the rim, before the final tap-in was made."
[01:43.82]i was in the unenviable position of having to tell coach o’brien the sad news.
[01:48.61]"dan," i said, "time ran out before the final basket was tapped in. yonkers won the game."
[01:55.69]his face clouded over. the young timekeeper came up.
[02:00.38]he said, "i’m sorry, dad. the time ran out before the final basket."
[02:04.64]suddenly, like the sun coming out from behind a cloud, coach o’brien’s face lit up.
[02:10.76]he said, "that’s okay, joe. you did what you had to do.
[02:15.03]i’m proud of you."
[02:16.45]turning to me, he said, "al, i want you to meet my son, joe."
[02:21.05]the two of them then walked off the court together, the coach’s arm around his son’s shoulder.
[00:06.29]as a high school coach, i did all i could to help my boys win their games.
[00:11.63]i rooted as hard for victory as they did.
[00:14.89]a dramatic incident, however, following a game in which i officiated as a referee,
[00:20.56]changed my perspective on victories and defeats.
[00:23.83]i was refereeing a league championship basketball game in new rochelle, new york, between new rochelle and yonkers high.
[00:32.97]new rochelle was coached by dan o’brien, yonkers by les beck.
[00:38.52]the gym was crowded to capacity, and the volume of noise made it impossible to hear.
[00:44.51]the game was well played and closely contested.
[00:48.11]yonkers was leading by one point as i glanced at the clock and discovered there were but 30 seconds left to play.
[00:55.30]yonkers, in possession of the ball, passed off—shot—missed.
[01:01.07]new rochelle recovered—pushed the ball up court—shot.
[01:05.09]the ball rolled tantalizingly around the rim and off.
[01:09.23]the fans shrieked.来源:考试大
[01:11.08]new rochelle, the home team, recovered the ball, and tapped it in for what looked like victory.
[01:16.53]the tumult was deafening.
[01:19.21]i glanced at the clock and saw that the game was over.
[01:22.70]i hadn’t heard the final buzzer because of the noise.
[01:26.18]i checked with the other official, but he could not help me.
[01:29.45]still seeking help in this bedlam, i approached the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so.
[01:35.87]he said, "mr. covino, the buzzer went off as the ball rolled off the rim, before the final tap-in was made."
[01:43.82]i was in the unenviable position of having to tell coach o’brien the sad news.
[01:48.61]"dan," i said, "time ran out before the final basket was tapped in. yonkers won the game."
[01:55.69]his face clouded over. the young timekeeper came up.
[02:00.38]he said, "i’m sorry, dad. the time ran out before the final basket."
[02:04.64]suddenly, like the sun coming out from behind a cloud, coach o’brien’s face lit up.
[02:10.76]he said, "that’s okay, joe. you did what you had to do.
[02:15.03]i’m proud of you."
[02:16.45]turning to me, he said, "al, i want you to meet my son, joe."
[02:21.05]the two of them then walked off the court together, the coach’s arm around his son’s shoulder.