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www.elllo.org:Interview #937 : Team Vs. Individual Sports
Todd:
So, Santi you arefrom Indonesia, correct?
Santi:
Yes.
Todd:
So, I take it, youcan play sports all year round cause it's reallywarm?
Santi:
Yes. It's true.
Todd:
So, what kind of sports do you like to play?
Santi:
I like swimming andI like doing yoga. I likesports that involve likeindividual, not the groupkind of sports.
Todd:
You don't like teamsports?
Santi:
No.
Todd:
Really?
Santi:
Yes.
Todd:
That's interesting.So why? What is it aboutteam sports you don'tlike?
Santi:
Well, actually,when you play individuallyyou can compete withyourself. It's much better for me.
Todd:
Right, so like if you're swimming, you canincrease your time.
Santi:
Yes. That's true.
Todd:
What about yoga?
Santi:
I yoga just for relaxing and just releasemy stress.
Todd:
See, I love teamsports, you know, there'ssomething about teamsports. It's so fun. Likeyou have camaraderie.You have friendship, youknow, like you share thethrill of victory or youshare, you know, whenyou lose, the pain of theloss. I just love that.When you do somethingindividually, you just don'thave that.
Santi:
Yes, sometimes, it'strue ... your opinion aboutthat, but in my opinion, Ithink when I do sports, I'mvery competitive, so if Iget into a group, that isfull of my friends,sometimes when we gotlost, sometimes I feelangry.
Todd:
You want to put theblame on your friends?
Santi:
Sometimes I putthe blame on mine, if it ismy fault, but sometimes,yeah, it's just like notgoing so well at the end.
Todd:
Right. That's true.That is true. I kind of seeyour point.
Santi:
And I feeldisappointed in themsometimes, so I'm notvery good at teamworkwhen doing sports.
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www.elllo.org:Interview #937 : Team Vs. Individual Sports
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t like team sportsSanti says that she can play sports all year inIndonesia since it is so warm. She especiallylikes individual sports like swimming and yoga.She doesn
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t really like team sports.Part 2:individually, compete with yourselfincrease your time/ swimmingyoga for relaxation____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 3:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 4:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 5:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Todd: So, Santi you are from Indonesia,correct?Santi:Yes.Todd: So, I take it,
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sports all year round cause it's reallywarm?Santi: Yes. It's true.Todd: So, what kind of sports do you liketo play?Santi:I like swimming and I like doingyoga. I like
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likeindividual, not the group kind of sports.Todd: You don't like team sports?Santi: No.Todd: Really?Santi:Yes.Todd: That's interesting. So why? What isit about team sports you don't like?Santi: Well, actually, when you playindividually you can
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. It's much better for me.Todd: Right, so like if you're swimming,you can
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.Santi:Yes. That's true.Todd: What about yoga?Santi: I yoga just for relaxing and just
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.Todd: See, I love team sports, you know,there's something about team sports. It'sso fun. Like you have camaraderie. Youhave friendship, you know, like you sharethe
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or you share,you know, when you lose, the pain of theloss. I just love that. When you dosomething individually, you just don'thave that.Santi:Yes, sometimes, it's true ... your opinion about that, but in my opinion, Ithink when I do sports, I'm verycompetitive, so if I get into a group, thatis full of my friends, sometimes when wegot lost, sometimes
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.Todd: You want to put the blame on your friends?Santi: Sometimes I put the blame onmine, if it is my fault, but sometimes,yeah, it's just like not going so well at theend.Todd: Right. That's true. That is true. Ikind of
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.Santi: And I feel disappointed in themsometimes, so I'm not very good atteamwork when doing sports.
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incr ease your timecompete with yourself release my stresssports that involvethrill of victoryyou can playI feel angrysee your point
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