“The top fighters spar hard. They're really sparring for two reasons: One is to improve their technique, but the other, which is just as important, is to build endurance, toughness, and courage. They want to practice as realistically as possible so that when they go into a real fight, the transition isn't as jarring.” WantTwoImportantRealHardReasonFightingPracticeTechniqueFighterEnduranceTransitionToughnessSparring Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“It was hard for me to do the show (All-American Girl) because a lot of people didn't even understand the concept of Asian-American. I was on a morning show and the host said, "Awright, Margaret, we're changing over to an ABC affiliate! So why don't you tell our viewers in your native language that we're making that transition?" So I looked at the camera and said, "Um, they're changing over to an ABC affiliate."” PeopleSaidHardShowsGirlLanguageMorningConceptsCamerasNativeTransitionHostViewersAsianAsian AmericanNative Language Author:Margaret Cho
“It was probably very difficult to go from Chinese and then suddenly go to kindergarten and start speaking English; it's very hard to transition back and forth when you are in that pivotal age. It's also hard to transition back, but if I was immersed in the country for a given amount of time, you are surrounded by it, everyone is speaking, you are learning new things, you are practicing all the time.” IfsCountryHardAgeGivenDifficultAmountChineseTransitionNew ThingsBack And ForthKindergartenPivotalLearning NewLearning New Things Author:Lucy Liu