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Grant Hill - Heart

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Grant Hill - Heart English, baby! Video Lesson
格兰特·希尔讲解“运动员精神”

Date: Feb 17 2012

Themes: Celebrity, Sports

Grammar: You're vs. Your

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Few athletes in any sport have as much heart as Grant Hill. He has won the NBA’s sportsmanship award three times. Not only does he score a lot of points, but he is also a great defender.

Grant won the college national championship twice with Duke University. He went on to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award and be one of the best players in the league. But soon, he got injured and struggled to get healthy for several years. After a lot of hard work, Grant is once again a very effective player.

These are all examples of why Grant has heart, but they don’t explain exactly what “heart” means. We asked Grant to teach the meaning of this term at a recent practice.

在体育界很少有运动员拥有像格兰特·希尔一样的运动员精神。他三次荣获 NBA 体育道德风尚奖。他不仅能砍下大量得分,同时还是一名出色的防守球员。
格兰特曾两次率领杜克大学获得美国大学生篮球联赛冠军。他曾获得 NBA 年度最佳新秀奖,成为联盟中最佳球员之一。但不久他在比赛中受伤,在与伤病斗争几年后才恢复健康。经过不懈努力,格兰特再次成为非常有价值的球员。
这就是为什么说格兰特拥有运动员精神的所有事例,但这没有精确解释“运动员精神”的含义。我们邀请格兰特在最近的一次训练中讲解这个词的含义。

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Dialog

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Jason

Jason

Grant

Grant

Jason:  Welcome to English, baby! I am Jason here with Grant Hill. We were hoping you could help us learn the term “heart.” As a slang term, what does it mean?

Grant:  Yeah. I think when you say someone has heart, it means they have determination. They have resolve. They have fight. They’re going to play with a lot of emotion and a lot of energy. You know, those are the type of players, the type of competitors, that you want on your side, guys that have heart. To me, that’s what playing with heart means.

Jason:  You’ve conquered a lot of injuries in your career. Did that take heart?

Grant:  I think so. I think so. It takes the old expression, when you get knocked down, you’re gonna get right back up, and to me, that sort of exemplifies what having heart is all about. You know, it’s not always going to be pretty. It’s not always going to be successful. But you’re gonna have a certain spirit about you, a certain fight about you that even in the midst of adversity and obstacles, you’re gonna still fight through them. When you have that, when you have that kind of resolve, then you have heart.

Jason:  You’re also a great defender. Is heart a part of playing defense too?

Grant:  Yeah. Heart, it’s pride. It’s discipline. It’s taking it personal. On defense, you have to have heart. Rebounding, you have to have heart. There are so many different positions and different facets of the game that require heart, and there are guys in this league who have had long careers, who are considered average players but have figured out a specialty and done it well, and in order to do that, you have to have tremendous heart.

Grant:  Alright, English, baby! Sounds good.

 

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Grant tells Jason what it means to have heart. Someone with heart has determination and spirit. They don’t get upset or discouraged when something is difficult or challenging. They keep fighting and never give up.

Grant is a player with a lot of heart. He has had many injuries during his career, but he never gave up. He worked hard to recover from his injuries and kept playing. He’s had a very long career in the NBA.

When you have heart, you can succeed even when something doesn’t come easily for you. Grant says that some players who don’t have as much natural talent still succeed in the NBA because they have heart.

Who do you know who has a lot of heart? Have you ever overcome a difficult obstacle in your life by having heart?

For more English lessons with Grant and his teammates, visit our blog.

 

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kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

Anja, Germany is two hours back than my country.


I will be here untill 10:00 PM my time ;)

05:27 PM Feb 17 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

I thought you have desided to hide ;) 


You are brave orator to be in the centre of attention.

05:26 PM Feb 17 2012 |

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kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

Yes, I must pull her out of darkness 

05:24 PM Feb 17 2012 |

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snoopyboy

snoopyboy

Antarctica

never that , Lesya. always on center stage


: )

05:23 PM Feb 17 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

Ah, here you are again!!! Good :)

05:22 PM Feb 17 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

Now Snoopyboy is behind the scenes Laughing

05:22 PM Feb 17 2012 |

snoopyboy

snoopyboy

Antarctica

Lesya,  I see you pried Butta off the dark corner she was hiding at


:)


 

05:21 PM Feb 17 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

No, Anja I’m not a winner yet. The long way is waiting for me

05:21 PM Feb 17 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

Perfect comment, dearest Anja!!!Smile

05:20 PM Feb 17 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

Anja, I’m proud of you so much. Well done!!!!


I will put all my heart in the dream I have got. I hope I will be winner :)

05:18 PM Feb 17 2012 |

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kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

ICQ hooked me to be a fan of chats. I spent days and nights chatting non-stop. ICQ was a harm habbit to me :)

05:15 PM Feb 17 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

100 years ago ICQ looked like a very simple and small window. Nowadays it looks like Skype :) It is sophisticated today

05:13 PM Feb 17 2012 |

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snoopyboy

snoopyboy

Antarctica

you can’t be tricked dear  Lesya, you’re a mind reader…


I tried , but  to no avail


: )

05:13 PM Feb 17 2012 |

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kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

As far as I know ICQ was the first programm invented for the instant messages.

05:12 PM Feb 17 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

I remember you kindly asked me :” What is Skype?” ha-ha-ha


Is it another trick with ICQ


If you really have no idea what is that. I will briefly explain. It is like MSN :) ( but I never used MSN myself)

05:10 PM Feb 17 2012 |

snoopyboy

snoopyboy

Antarctica

You’re funny Lesya.


:)

05:10 PM Feb 17 2012 |

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kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

 Anja is here, but she is behind the scenes for some strange reason. 


You are right it is pointless to wait many comments today

05:09 PM Feb 17 2012 |

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snoopyboy

snoopyboy

Antarctica

I know, yahoo, MSN, skype etc, but ICQ, no


: )


 

05:08 PM Feb 17 2012 |

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kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

My God!!!! :) :) Are you kidding again? Ok, let us relax and laugh :) 


First of all do you know what is MSN? :)

05:07 PM Feb 17 2012 |

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snoopyboy

snoopyboy

Antarctica

Lesya, you need to realize that today’s Friday and lots of people are already enjoying their week-end, so you’re not going to have many people commenting on this wonderful lesson today.


I tried, but I only heard crickets


but I’m pretty sure on monday this forum is going to be more lively


: )


 

05:06 PM Feb 17 2012 |

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