English lesson Novak Djoković - video

CELEBRITY ATHLETE Reveals The MINDSET You Need To WIN IN LIFE | Novak Djoković & Jay Shetty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoAcmJv6_a8

Novak Djoković

Most people, even non-sports fans are inspired by world-class athletes like Novak… but why? To be world-class at anything it takes more than natural skill, it takes physical, personal, spiritual development and a healthy relationship with one’s own ego to begin a fulfilling journey to greatness - something we are all capable of, given we know how to use the appropriate tools. In today’s conversation, Novak shares everything. He even takes us back to his childhood where he remembers confiding to his tennis coach instead of his own parents about the growing pains of being a young man.

“What did they say? What do they think?” - Let's have a look at some interesting thoughts mentioned in the video.

  • What is scarcity? How would you describe the scarcity mindset?
  • 2:00 “Ego should be befriended.” - How do you understand this thought?
  • What is actually ego?
  • 6:10 What does Jay mean by saying “You're also an inner athlete.”?
  • 8:45 Why did Novak used to be labeled “black sheep”?
  • 10:40 What does Novak say about his younger brother and his consciousness and awareness? 
  • 11:15 How does Novak see losing and failure?
  • 15:00 What does Novak say about judging “the whole nation”?
  • 17:15 What was the strongest image from the bombing in 1999 that got stuck in Novak's head?

Let's have a look at some verbs:

to squash // // to lean // to transform

  1. I'm kind of ……………… more towards the theory that ego should be befriended. (1:55)
  2. The journalist was almost just …………. all of what Tom said. (7:10)
  3. For you to be able to ………….. the revenge into resilience - that's incredible. (18:45)

And now a few phrases / conjunctions etc.

on the brighter side // in contrary 

  1. I'm not regretting, ……….. I'm so blessed to do what I love. (9:10)
  2. It has, ……………………, brought a lot of value to my life and a lot of appreciation for the value. (15:38)

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