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弱项变强项
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一个人的弱项有可能转化为他的强项。现以一个十岁男孩的故事为例，他在一次严重的车祸中失去了左臂，他决定学习柔道。
于是这个男孩开始和一个日本柔道大师学习柔道。男孩学得很好，但有一事不明，为什么三个月过去了，师傅只教了他一招。
“老师，”男孩最后问，“我是不是该学下一招了？”
“你只会这一招，你只需要会这一招。”师傅回答。
虽不是很明白，但他相信老师的话，这个男孩继续苦练。
几个月后，老师带男孩参加了第一次锦标赛。
出乎男孩意料，他轻松地赢了两场。第三场比赛有点难度，过了一会儿，对手有点焦躁，冲了上来，男孩熟练地用这一招赢了比赛。
现在男孩进入了决赛，但他依然不明白自己是怎么成功的。
这次，对手块头更大，身体更壮，经验更丰富。有一会儿，男孩根本不是对手。担心男孩受伤，裁判叫了暂停。他刚要停止比赛，这时师傅出来干预。
“不能停，”师傅坚持着；“让他继续比赛。”
比赛继续，不久，对手漏出了破绽，他放松了警惕。男孩立刻赢了这场比赛，同时也赢了这次锦标赛，他拿了冠军。
在回家的路上，男孩和师傅回顾着每场比赛的每一招每一式。这时男孩鼓起勇气问了他一直想问的问题：
“师傅，我怎么会只用一招就赢了这场锦标赛？”
“你获胜的原因有二，”师傅解释说，“第一，你几乎掌握了柔道中最难的破敌招术之一。第二，防御这一招唯一的已知方法是让对手抓住你的左臂。
男孩最大的弱项变成了他最大的强项。
附：原文
Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.
The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move.
"Sensei," the boy finally said, "shouldn't I be learning more moves?"
"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied.
Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.
Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament.
Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match.
Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a timeout. He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened.
"No," the sensei insisted, "let him continue."
Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.
On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy gathered the courage to ask what was really on his mind.
"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?
"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm."
The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.
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