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B1 Intermediate English 6:36 Educational

THIS ONE THING Determines Whether You Will Be SUCCESSFUL OR NOT! | Les Brown | Goalcast

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Learning Stats

B1

CEFR Level

5/10

Difficulty

Subtitles (170 segments)

00:00

- I was identified as mentally retarded,

00:02

put back from the fifth grade into the fourth grade,

00:05

and stayed in that category until I got out of high school.

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I don't have any college training.

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Bu this met a high school teacher

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who one day changed my life.

00:15

I was waiting on another student,

00:16

and when he came in, he said to me,

00:19

"Young man, go to the board

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"and write what I'm about to tell you."

00:22

And I said, "I can't do that, sir."

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And he said, "Why not?"

00:26

I said, "I'm not one of your students."

00:28

He said, "It doesn't matter.

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"Follow my directions now."

00:32

I said, "I can't do that, sir."

00:33

He said, "Why not?"

00:35

I said, "Because I'm educable mentally retarded."

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And he came from behind his desk and he looked at me.

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He said, "Don't ever say that again.

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"Someone's opinion of you

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"does not have to become your reality."

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And as he talked, my heart began to beat fast.

00:52

Tears began to run from my eyes

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and I was in the back just listening to him,

00:57

because the speech he was giving,

01:00

that speech was for me.

01:03

And he said, "Les Brown,

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"if you want to do anything worthwhile in life,

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"you've got to be hungry!"

01:10

I told him, "Mister Washington,

01:11

"I wanted to become a disk jockey."

01:13

And so I started working to develop myself.

01:15

He said, "I want you to practice everyday

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