Ganhar Não É Tudo
Um treinador de futebol aprende que ganhar partidas é menos importante do que formar boas pessoas.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
O Rui Pestana era treinador de futebol juvenil há doze anos no Sporting Clube de Braga. Ganhava um salário modesto, mas adorava o trabalho. O seu grande objetivo sempre tinha sido ganhar o campeonato regional, uma conquista que ainda não tinha alcançado. Este ano, pela primeira vez, acreditava que a sua equipa tinha condições para ganhar o título. Os rapazes treinavam todos os dias e melhoravam a cada semana.
Rui Pestana had been a youth football coach for twelve years at Sporting Clube de Braga. He earned a modest salary but loved the work. His great goal had always been to win the regional championship, an achievement he had not yet reached. This year, for the first time, he believed his team had the conditions to win the title. The boys trained every day and improved every week.
— Vamos ganhar este ano, treinador? — perguntou o Tomás, o avançado mais talentoso da equipa, com os olhos a brilhar. — Espero que sim — respondeu o Rui. — Mas para ganhar não basta ter talento. É preciso que todos trabalhem juntos.
"Are we going to win this year, coach?" asked Tomás, the most talented forward, with shining eyes. "I hope so," replied Rui. "But to win, talent alone is not enough. Everyone needs to work together."
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ganhar | to win / to earn |
| ganhava | was winning / used to win / was earning (imperfect of ganhar) |
| ganhou | won / earned (3rd person singular preterite of ganhar) |
| ganharam | they won / earned (3rd person plural preterite of ganhar) |
| ganhávamos | we used to win / earn (1st person plural imperfect of ganhar) |
| ganhando | winning / earning (gerund of ganhar) |
| ganhara | had won (pluperfect of ganhar) |
| ganhámos | we won (1st person plural preterite of ganhar) |
| treinador | coach / trainer |
| treinar | to train / practise |
| treinavam | they trained / were training (imperfect of treinar) |
| treinos | training sessions |
| treino | training session |
| campeonato | championship |
| regional | regional |
| avançado | forward (football position) |
| guarda-redes | goalkeeper |
| balneário | changing room / dressing room |
| arrogância | arrogance |
| dignidade | dignity |
| adversário | opponent |
| adversários | opponents |
| falta | foul (sport) |
| faltas | fouls (plural of falta) |
| falhou | made a mistake / missed (3rd person singular preterite of falhar) |
| falhar | to make a mistake / miss |
| falhamos | we all make mistakes (1st person plural present of falhar) |
| carácter | character (personality) |
| talento | talent |
| talentoso | talented |
| vitória | victory |
| cooperação | cooperation |
| apito final | final whistle |
| apito | whistle |
| meia-época | half-season |
| época | season (sport) / era |
| abordagem | approach / method |
| modesto | modest |
| preocupante | worrying |
| notar | to notice |
| ridicularizar | to ridicule / mock |
| ridicularizavam | they mocked (imperfect of ridicularizar) |
| golo | goal (football) |
| golos | goals (plural of golo) |
| às gritos | shouting / by shouting |
| gritos | shouts / screams |
| apontar o dedo | to point a finger (accusingly) |
| apontando | pointing (gerund of apontar) |
| dedo | finger |
| colega | teammate / colleague |
| colegas | teammates / colleagues (plural) |
| mais novo | younger |
| pedir desculpa | to apologise |
| desculpa | apology / excuse |
| protestou | protested (3rd person singular preterite of protestar) |
| protestar | to protest / complain |
| protestando | protesting (gerund of protestar) |
| raiva | anger / rage |
| vermelho | red |
| firme | firm / firm-voiced |
| voz firme | firm voice |
| campo | pitch / field |
| discutir | to argue |
| discutiu | argued (3rd person singular preterite of discutir) |
| discussão | argument / discussion |
| erro | mistake / error |
| erros | mistakes (plural of erro) |
| apertar a mão | to shake hands |
| apertavam | they shook / were shaking (imperfect of apertar) |
| à base de | based on / relying on |
| pressão | pressure |
| ganhar gosto | to grow to like / to take a liking to |
| gosto | taste / liking |
| intervalo | half-time / interval |
| troféu | trophy |
| gabar-se | to boast / to show off |
| gabar | to boast |
| sinceridade | sincerity |
| sinceramente | sincerely |
| conquistar | to achieve / to conquer |
| conquista | achievement / conquest |
| alcançar | to reach / achieve |
| alcançado | achieved / reached (past participle of alcançar) |
| entusiasmado | enthusiastic / excited |
| entusiasmados | enthusiastic / excited (masculine plural) |
| ganhar confiança | to gain confidence |
| confiança | confidence / trust |
| ganhar respeito | to earn respect |
| respeito | respect |
| árbitro | referee |
| árbitros | referees (plural of árbitro) |
| melhorar | to improve |
| melhoravam | they were improving (imperfect of melhorar) |
| comportamento | behaviour |
| exercícios | exercises |
| exercício | exercise |
| introduzir | to introduce |
| introduziu | introduced (3rd person singular preterite of introduzir) |
| concentrar | to focus / concentrate |
| concentrar-se | to concentrate on / focus |
| concentrados | focused / concentrated (plural adj.) |
| resistir | to resist |
| resistiram | they resisted (preterite of resistir) |
| ao princípio | at first / initially |
| aos poucos | gradually / little by little |
| defrontar | to face (in competition) |
| defrontou | faced (3rd person singular preterite of defrontar) |
| final | final (match) |
| atingido | hit / struck (past participle of atingir) |
| atingir | to hit / strike |
| dura | hard / tough (feminine adj.) |
| levantou-se | stood up / got up (3rd person singular preterite reflexive of levantar) |
| levantar | to stand up / get up |
| festejaram | they celebrated (preterite of festejar) |
| festejar | to celebrate |
| alegria | joy / happiness |
| abraçou | hugged (3rd person singular preterite of abraçar) |
| abraçar | to hug |
| chorar | to cry / weep |
| chorava | was crying (imperfect of chorar) |
| gesto | gesture |
| pequeno | small / little |
| maior | greater / larger |
| alma | soul |
| significa | means / signifies (3rd person singular present of significar) |
| significar | to mean / to signify |
| jantar | dinner |
| filha | daughter |
| esperava | expected / hoped for (imperfect of esperar) |
| esperar | to hope / to wait / to expect |
| espero que sim | I hope so |
| acreditar | to believe |
| acreditava | believed / trusted (imperfect of acreditar) |
| condições | conditions / ability |
| título | title / championship title |
| objetivo | goal / objective |
| salário | salary / wage |
| pais | parents |
| rapazes | boys / lads |
| jogadores | players (plural of jogador) |
| jogador | player |
| jogo | game / match |
| jogos | games / matches (plural of jogo) |
| bola | ball |
| passar a bola | to pass the ball |
| pontos | points |
| apoiar | to support |
| apoiavam | they supported (imperfect of apoiar) |
| dificuldades | difficulties |
| ajudar | to help |
| ajudando | helping (gerund of ajudar) |
| trabalhar juntos | to work together |
| juntos | together |
| brilhar | to shine |
| brilhando | shining (gerund of brilhar) |
| olhos | eyes |
| olho | eye |
| destruído | devastated / destroyed |
| destruídos | devastated (plural) |
| perder | to lose |
| perdiam | they lost / were losing (imperfect of perder) |
| preferia | preferred (imperfect of preferir) |
| preferir | to prefer |
| formar | to build / form |
| formavam | they built / were forming (imperfect of formar) |
| durar | to last |
| durava | lasted / used to last (imperfect of durar) |
| vida inteira | entire life / whole life |
| partida | match (sport) / departure |
| em vez de | instead of |
| apenas | only / just |
| também | also / too |
| nunca | never |
| sempre | always |
| já | already / now |
| ainda | still / yet |
| claro | of course / clearly |
| diferente | different |
| diferentemente | differently |
| importante | important |
| seguintes | following / next (plural adj.) |
| primeira vez | first time |
| este ano | this year |
| nessa noite | that evening / that night |
| ao jantar | at dinner |
| por um momento | for a moment |
| por causa dele | because of him |
| dias maus | bad days |
| realmente | really / truly |
| finalmente | finally |
| ao longo de | throughout / over the course of |
| por isso | therefore / because of that |
| naquela época | at that time / that season |
| apoio | support |
| equipa | team |
| futebol | football / soccer |
| juvenil | youth / junior |
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