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=__ Id card __= __ Full name: __ Shahar Peer __ Parent's name: __ Dov and Aliza __ Year of birth: __ 1987 __ Where born? __ Jerusalem __ Place of work: __ Different competitions all over the world. __ Profession: __ She is a tennis player. __ What she is famous for?: __ She is one of the best tennis players in Israel, and also very famous in the world.

=Article= Did you ever have a dream about what you will be when you grow up? Most people do, but most of them don't get to this dream. Shahar Peer is one of the people who started to play tennis when she was 4 and finally became a national champion. Shahar started playing tennis when she saw her big brother and sister playing and she wanted to play, too. When she was 14, she won a very high level competition for teens -" the orange ball" in the USA. At 16, she won the cup of the championship for teens in Australia. Tennis was Shahar's hobby for 12 years, during which she played in Wingate. After that she became a professional player. Since Shahar became professional, she has taken part in many competitions all over the world.

Shahar's usual day includes fitness practice, tennis practice, a break, afternoon practice and then she has time to be with her family and friends. Shahar got to where she is now thanks to many people who have helped her and supported her at any time she needed. People include her family, friends, fans, coaches and others.

As any other person, especially a sport player, Shahar had crises in her life. Shahar is saying that she never thought of retirement, and any time she had a bad time, she overcame it and learned how to deal with feelings and problems. Last year Shahar had a bad year as a tennis player. She got down from being one of the 20 best tennis players in the world to the 48th place. Shahar lost most of her games, including the games in Beijing and the round of the US Open.

In February 2009, the Israel i tennis team, including Shahar, lost the competition for the Federation Cup, although she won the individual tournament.

After this competition Shahar is going to take part in a tournament in Thailand. She says she hopes that the game for the Federation Cup will be a start for a good season as a tennis player that will give her much more success than last year.

Shahar takes part in many competitions. Since her level changes all the time that’s why we can't say exactly where she is now and what her situation is. In general we can say that Shahar has improved this year from last year.

The fact that Shahar comes from Israel makes Shachar different from the others players. It causes her to get compliments not only because of her level of playing. Shachar gets compliments also for, about and because where she comes from. Sometimes it causes her to get good compliments, and sometimes criticism, too. Shahar is an ambassador for Israel and we think it is a really important thing for us to have people like her in our country!.

=The Speech:=

I'm really excited to stand here today and to hold the Olympic cup. This is one of the moments I have dreamed about all my life. This is an unforgettable day for me, and I hope for many other people and even for all of Israel.

I got to here through a lot of crises and hardships. The way to here wasn't easy and I needed willpower and diligence. To be a sportsman demanded from me much more than being fit. Many times in my career my mental condition affected my performance.

Without the support I got from my family, friends, my coach and my fans I don’t think that I would be standing here today. In all the difficult times in my career I always knew there are people who are there for me.

I'm proud to be someone who gives honor to Israel. Many times it's hard to be a person who represents a country like Israel, which has so many problems with other countries that affect the relation you get.

I hope I will continue this way, and even get better. I hope I'm not the only one who will be able to bring honor to Israel. Thank you to all of you for coming and supporting me all over my career! = = = The Rationale: =

We chose to write about Shahar Peer because she is playing tennis in the field of sport in order to reach an Olympic level. We think that an Israeli sportsman, as any other person who becomes famous in the world, is able to bring a lot of honor to our country. In addition, we really like sport and think that it’s a field that should be developed in Israel. Tennis is a field of sport which develops qualities such as diligence and willpower. We think that those qualities are very important and when you see someone famous has those qualities it might help you to achieve them, too.

=The Reflection:=

In this project I learned some new things I don't think I would learn if I didn't have the chance to do a project like this. I learned about my country, which affects me or anyone else from Israel in his life, wherever he is or whatever he does. I guess I learned that sometimes it's could be hard but I always should be proud of where I am from!. Another thing is, I learned from Shahar that also when you have hard times you shouldn't give up. You have to keep doing what you believe in and hope that things will get better if you make effort. In addition, this project gave me an option to learn how to search in English and to summarize. Those are very important things for anyone who wants to learn English. Chen

I got a lot from this project. I thoroughly enjoyed learning, writing and researching Shahar Peer. It showed me how hard it is, and how much courage it takes to be the only one in a crowd of people who dislike you. And how important it is never to give up. Shahar showed me that in the end you can succeed! I know that I will use this lesson a lot in my day to day life. Whether it is bagruyot, parents, friends...I will not give up! As a Jewish nation I think we all can use this lesson and advice, and get very far! Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game!. This project helped me to learn how to translate Hebrew to English in a high level and to right paragraphes. I think it would help me in the future. Tal.

=The Interview:=

1. When did you start playing tennis? Shahar Peer started practicing tennis when she was 6 years old. Even before this, when she was a child she use to be next to the tennis filed, watching her brother and sister playing. When she was 14 she won in a very high level competition for teens-" the orange ball" in USA. When she was 16 she got the cup of the championship for teens in Australia. Since then Shahar continued practice and advance in tennis. 2. How do you combine tennis and other stuff in your life? __ Shahar's schedule: __ Shahar's schedule changes often. It's dependent on where she is or what she does in this week. Usually Shahar has a fitness practice, tennis practice, break, afternoon practice and then she has time to be with her family and friends. Between all those things Shachar has competitions once a while.

3. What are your wishes for the next year as tennis player? Shahar just took place in the championship in Israel. she won the first place. She wants to play tennis at least for the 8 next years,and to get the highest it's possible for her.

4. What helps you deal with failure? To a tennis player there are failures throughout his career, sometimes they are big and sometimes little. The biggest failure that Shahar Peer had was this year when she lost a lot of her games and it affected her self-confidence, when she is in this condition she continues to practice hard ant tries to raise her self- confidence. In the end, the best way is start to play well and win. 5. Are there days that you just want to quit everything? Why? No, Shahar is saying that she never think of retirement. But she has some moments of crisis, for example before Wimbledon 2005 Shahar was in Holland for training and she said that in those days she didn't had desire and power to practice. Shahar is saying that after a while it passed and she learned how to deal with this feeling. 6. Who are the people that helped you get to where to you are? The people who helped Shahar in tennis are all the people that take place in her career:

*Shahar's family- Who support and cheer her in the good and the bad times.
 * Shahar's coach and psychologists- From when she was 6 years old.
 * Shahar's friends- Who love and support her.
 * Shahar's school- Which gave her frame and purpose to finish it.
 * Shahar's rivals- Who cause her want to be better.
 * Shahar's fans- Who give her power and support her.

7. Do you feel that the way you the world relates to you is affected by the fact that you come from Israel ? The fact that Shahar comes from Israel makes her a little different from the others players. It causes her to get compliments not only because her level of playing. Shahar gets compliments also for, about and because where she comes from. In the sport world, in different countries, Israelis get negative treatment. For example, in the beginning of 2009 Shahar wasn't allowed to take part in a competition in Dubai without a real reason, just because she is from Israel. On the other hand, we can find places where people appreciate her. In the middle of March 2009 Shahar took part in a competition in California after some political problems that caused her not to play for 3 weeks. When she got on the field one of the supporter shouted: "Shahar, America loves you!", and they opened 2 Israelis flags and displayed supporting signs for her.

=Bibliography=

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מאייר,הנרי."דובאי מקווה שהראגבי ישכיח את שערוריית שחר פאר", __עסקי ספורט__ מתוך:"__כלכליסט".__ 04.03.09. 20 במאי 2009. .[]

."שאלות לשחר פאר" (tali1210@walla.com)דמסקי,טל. .(slomi_peer@yahoo.com) הודעה לשחר פאר .