Travis laughed as he tore the wrapping paper on his birthday present.He was so 1 ! Finally , he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes. All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball 2 , Chuck Hart. 3 Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous 4 , he was a great player.In fact , Travis wasn ’ t thinking about Hart ’ s behavior ; he had only expected to see Hart ’ s 5 on the side of the box.The first indication that something was 6 came as he tore away the last piece of paper.Not Hart ’ s.The new shoes were the namebrand of another player , Robert Ryann , who was 7 for his amazing work in the community. Travis ’ s hands 8 ; his heart stopped.It wasn ’ t that the Ryann shoes weren ’ t nice , but what would his friends think ? They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be 9 by the other players.When he looked up into his dad ’ s eyes , however , Travis 10 not to tell him. “ Thanks , Dad.I was really hoping for shoes , ” Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box. Next morning his dad drove him to school.When they 11 in front of his destination , Travis slowly opened the car door.Just then , his dad stopped him. “ Hey , Travis , wait a minute , look... ” his dad said 12 , “ Travis , I know those aren ’ t the shoes you had hoped for , but I saw the names of the two guys and made a ( n ) 13 .The guy whose name is on those shoes , ” he said , pointing down at Travis ’ s feet , “ is someone I 14 .Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in 15 ? ” “ No , ” Travis said. “ Never.He ’ s never talked back to his coach or started a fight , and he ’ s a team player.You could have acted like a ( n ) 16 when you didn ’ t get the shoes you wanted , Travis , but you were 17 and made the best of it.You have such a good 18 , like the guy whose name is on these shoes.I ’ m hoping that someday , your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I ’ ll ever see. ” When Travis looked down at his feet , he saw the shoes 19 .His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful 20 .