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are playing to win this game
0 A TV host says "X, Y and Z are playing to win this game." 02 br
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00 I find it really silly that he said "to win" in this context. I mean, who would play to lose? I would just say, "X,Y and Z are playing this game" 02 br
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00 Is it a common thing to say? 02 br
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00 I find it really silly that he said "to win" in this context. I mean, who would play to lose? I would just say, "X,Y and Z are playing this game" 02 br
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00 Is it a common thing to say? 02 br
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02 br 02 br 00 What they mean is that they are playing with aggression, drive, motivation. " 0-
- 02 br 02 br 00 What they mean is that they are playing with aggression, drive, motivation.
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0 Sports commentators say a lot of silly things, but then, they have several hours of air time to fill and there's rarely exciting action going on every moment of the game. 02 br
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00 What they mean is that they are playing with aggression, drive, motivation. Sometimes, players are "flat" (it doesn't seem like they're are giving it their best effort) and sometimes they are the
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00 What they mean is that they are playing with aggression, drive, motivation. Sometimes, players are "flat" (it doesn't seem like they're are giving it their best effort) and sometimes they are the
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