Sentence 1: When I was a boy I dreamed of playing ice hockey with my cousin. 
 Sentence 3: My cousin taught me how to ice skate and hockey stop 
 Sentence 4:  Through the falls and late night practice sessions I vastly improved 
 Sentence 5:  Now I can skate and am actually better than my cousin! 
 Option 1: After several years i gave up on my dream. 
 Option 2: After several year of practice I was finally ready to play on the ice.