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Paragraphs describing the physical and psychological benefits of participating in sports ("Sports give you a chance to dream"; "Sports bring people together all over the world") accompany dozens of color photos depicting school-aged kids and teenagers from around the world at play. Unfortunately, the dull, generalizing text fails to generate the excitement that the images of active boys and girls do.