"Better as a team", said Nadal. He was really proud of having participated and won the Davis Cup last weekend, and emphasized the fact he felt even better because the victory came from a team. Tennis is an individual sport and he is used to fighting, winning and losing on his own, so he has come to the conclusion that nothing beats a victory when it is achieved as a team.
Talking about tackling problems, today was...
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
and again the solution doesn't come from an individual action, but from the actions carried out by a whole society.
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It's better as a team >>>
Here some quotes from "15 Quotes to Inspire Great Teamwork" (Inc.) related to the greatness of teamwork:
"Individual commitment to a group effort--that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." --Vince Lombardi
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships." --Michael Jordan
"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." --Andrew Carnegie
"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." --Helen Keller
"None of us is as smart as all of us." --Ken Blanchard"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." --Henry Ford
"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." --Henry Ford
"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." --Phil Jackson
"It takes two flints to make a fire." --Louisa May Alcott
"Unity is strength. . . when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved." --Mattie Stepanek
And as a team, Spain has won their 6th Davis Cup....
Davis Cup: Rafael Nadal secures Spain the title (Tennisnet.com)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 2019 Davis Cup Final
Auger Aliassime CAN vs Bautista Agut ESP 2019 Davis Cup Final
Nadal/Granollers (ESP) vs Gonzalez/Mayer (ARG) DAVIS CUP 2019
RAFA NADAL: 2019 ATP Highlight Reel
Listening exercise to do: Can robots care for us? (Can technology look after us) (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) Related post you can also have a look at and which is connected with 'wearable technology': Wearables to help and save patients
Quiz for you to do: WHY? Expressing purpose
LINGOHACK >>>
- Episode 191113 / 13 November 2019 >>> Do we need toys to play? (Toy-free play trial): Language related to 'play'. Need-to-know language: nursery, imagination, dexterity, deprive & gender.
