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In this episode, we'll discover how one young soccer player's decision to prioritize teamwork over personal glory transforms his perspective and paves the way for true leadership.
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La brisa fresca de la rima vere campamentomento la paz Bolivia.
The fresh spring breeze enveloped, the training camp in La pass, Bolivia.
El siloa sul and marcado porlos machuestoso Sandees prometi dia perfecto parel football.
The blue sky framed by the majestic on this promised a perfect day for soccer.
Intre loos fugadores, Santiago respireva prous.
Combageros among the players. Santiago breath deeply while watching his teammates elvia.
Dele Spanide, las festivid la souda, los chicos, el campamento andrea hugar football.
It was Dia de la Espanidad, and although the festivities brightened the city, the boys at the camp had a task to play soccer.
Santiago jovicado sim rebus candos rel mejor perun capas silencersus propia zulas.
Santiago was a dedicated young man, always striving to be the best, but he couldn't silence his own doubts.
Quilla seril capitan de le quipos cool.
He wanted to be the captain of the school team.
Elia de Mostra quo Parralidra.
He wanted to prove that he had what it takes to lead.
Sim Baro ellin Trinador Parisienne Masaier Migel.
However, the coach seemed to lean more toward Miguel.
Miguel ra rapido, capasid natural parel juro luce sia Centira, Santiago in visible.
Miguel was fast and had a natural ability for the game, which made Santiago feel invisible.
Losentrinamientos renixigenis.
The training sessions were demanding.
Santiago sequava pratica dolpone traslas montaimyes.
Santiago stayed practicing when the sun had already set behind the mountains.
Una noce mi traslas LUs lestadio rillevan, devilmente, santiergro de sido a v ler con ellinrenador.
One night, while the stadium lights shone dimly, Santiago decided to talk to the.
Coach Serco con deter minacion. He approached with determination in trenador se migeleador pero tengo la pasion compromiso paras comento Santiago cinthien do kezu ra soon la tia marraido coach.
I know Miguel is a good player, but I have the passion and commitment to be a good leader, Santiago said, feeling his heart beat faster.
Ellen trenador lo miro con quiddo perno vi juonava.
The coach looked at him carefully, but said nothing.
Santiagozol Campoco, los mismos, milos perro mas sidido kenunca.
Santiago returned to the field with the same fears, but more determined than ever.
Di vuol dia del partido mistoso la pruva deimitiva.
The day of the friendly match arrived, the ultimate test.
Los i quiposestavai livrados il marcado ra sero.
The teams were evenly matched, the score at zero DoD dipendia vees de ul ti mo jueiro. Everything depended on this last game.
Santiago stava il melio campocuavia Portunida.
Santiago was in midfield when he saw an opportunity.
La pelota lava sieil.
The ball was flying towards him.
Bodie ain't tin tail rool. He could go for the goal, podie sere lero. He could be the hero perrovia Miguel vienposisionado.
But he saw Miguel well positioned ennes.
Momento cruziel san thiergro de Silo.
At that crucial moment, Santiago decided.
Vasol vallon na miel sindo dlo e miel no fagio.
He passed the ball to Miguel without hesitation, and Miguel didn't miss La multitu de joveneses taiouena blaosos. The crowd of young people burst into applause.
Alfinelle mientras, miguel re siviel las felicitaes midro a santiergo leve antol pulverisondrio.
In the end, while Miguel received congratulations, he looked at Santiago, gave a thumbs up and smiled.
Santiago sevio cuenta veca viel go mas gane quesu de siu in vivid ele quipo.
Santiago realized there was something bigger than his individual desire.
The team za terre alfinelli, srinamiento, ellindrinador scoa Santiago.
That afternoon, at the end of the practice, the coach approached Santiago moistra.
Verda vero live raso saverne quipo vijudn do leona al made loombro.
True leadership is shown by knowing how to work in a team. He said, patting him on the shoulder.
El viento frisco de la prima vera, varriel campo is santiero, cintio, kelvo dentro de la via cambiado.
The fresh spring wind swept across the field, and Santiago felt that something inside him had changed.
A villa prinddo, cam verda vero, liver recoslva de loze masi quzu caa mino recienco mensava.
He had learned that a true leader recognizes the value in others, and that his journey was just beginning.
Ilia delanie, sonna celera cultural, sna celebracion personal, naimiento parrasantiago dia.
The Laispanidad became not just a cultural celebration, but also a personal one, a rebirth for Santiago.
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Spanish, then in English.
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for sarce to strive. The monstra, the mostra, the mostra to prove plus yion plus sion lass sayson the session, El compromiso, el compromiso, el compromiso, the commitment, El combagero, el combagnero, el combagero, the teammate, Brigard, brijar, brijar, to shine a cars per garsee aer garci, to approach, blad determinacion, la ve terminacion, la ve terminacion, the determination, laud lao lao pordunida.
The opportunity, Do there do that?
Do there?
To hesitate?
Lero, lero, lero the hero a la plaoso e la plaoso, a la plaoso, the applause, La breeva, la preueva, la preueva, the test. There seguenta there sequenta there seguenta to realize this. Taja istaja is taja to burst la darde lad lat.
The evening.
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