文档介绍：PERSONAL STATEMENT
By Guan Zhiyuan
要么不讲故事,要讲就要讲好。要讲好,必须首尾呼应,并与文章的主题紧密联系。
"Why on earth does anybody want to do 5000-meter heel-and-toe walking race for a sport?" This is the question people invariably ask when they see me practice pete on the track field. My response to that question is often a simple one: "Why not?"
Yes, why not! I have built good physical stamina because of it; I have made friends petition; I have learnt valuable lessons about persevering and never giving up. Above all, I enjoy winning the game. It is true my favorite sport is not as graceful as gymnastics or as exciting as 100-meter dash, at least not so according to popular belief. But this sporting event has helped me through the years as I plod along as a student and as a researcher.
Ever since I was a child, I have taken a liking to reading. Science was, and still is, my passion. I remember spending long hours reading Science, Nature, Polymer, Macromolecules, Physical Review and an assortment of other science books and journals. The more I read, the greater my appetite for learning. Despite the heavy workload from school, I always managed my time carefully so that I could explore science above and beyond what the school curricula covered. I did not limit myself just to science, however. I read Chinese and English novels and derived much pleasure from the fictitious world. I also devoted much of my