Complete the text. Use the present perfect or the past simple.

Brian is really good at volleyball and he's got lots of friends who play it with him. He 1's known (know) some of them for five years. When Brian 2 met (meet) his friends, he 3 didn't know (not know) how to play. His friends 4 told (tell) him to go with them to their club and they 5 taught (teach) him how to play. Soon, everyone 6 wanted (want) him to be on their team. Now, Brian 7 has been (be) on the team for three years and he 8 has played (play) in lots of matches.