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Microbiologist and Surfer. Believer in a better world - Support Ukraine. Mavs fan, Saprissa Fan, Tennis fan. Ask me anything about Lord of the Rings.

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@camolNFT Sit down dude, sports arenas in the US are for other sports and lack the mystique and allure of above posted stadium 😂

[Paul Spacey ⚽️ @PaulSpacey]

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[Melissa Chen @MsMelChen]

Everyone has been so impressed by Japanese fans cleaning up after themselves but most probably missed this beautiful moment at the post-game (🇳🇱2 - 2🇯🇵) press conference.

Toward the end after reporters were done asking questions, 🇯🇵head coach, Hajime Moriyasu, asked to speak one more time.

🗣️ “May I speak?”

He turned to the Dutch reporters in the room.

🗣️ “I think there are many Dutch reporters here as well, so I’d like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the people of the Netherlands once again.”

Moriyasu explained that when he became part of the Japan national team, Japanese football still had no professional league.

🗣️ “I was trained by a Dutch coach named Hans Ooft. It wasn’t just me. Japanese coaches in general were greatly influenced by him, which has led to the development of Japanese soccer today.”

He also mentioned another Dutch figure who shaped his career.

🗣️ “The legendary Dutch coach Wim Jansen served as the manager for J.League’s Sanfrecce Hiroshima and also as a coach for Urawa Reds, contributing to Japanese soccer.”

🗣️ “It’s not just those two. Many other coaches and players have contributed to raising the level of Japanese soccer, so I want to express my thanks. Thank you very much.”

What a masterclass in graciousness and gratitude. Imagine after a high-stakes match, instead of basking in glory and bravado (well-deserved in my opinion), the coach took to the microphone to... thank his opponents publicly and sincerely.

Japan's cultural operating system prizes harmony (wa), respect for precedent, and gratitude as a form of strength, not weakness. Japanese sports culture reflects its broader society where you'll see athletes bow to their opponents, thanking referees, and even crediting rivals or mentors.

Think of sumo wrestlers, Olympic athletes, or even bullet-train staff apologizing for a 30-second delay.

The Japanese have this concept of On (恩) - it is the sense of indebtedness to those who came before or helped you. It's what you'd expect from a culture that truly prizes continuity.

Moriyasu was acknowledging a real debt to Dutch coaches like Hans Ooft (who coached Japan in the early 90s and helped professionalize the game) and Wim Jansen. Japanese football openly credits foreign influences - Dutch "Total Football" philosophy, German organization, Brazilian flair - while building something distinctly their own. Few nations do this with such little ego.

Japan is pure class

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@pomi0423 It’s one of the best

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@lynziekate 1%

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@OnsOranje @FIFAWorldCup Very poor showing at the game, zero singing by the Netherlands crowd the Japanese fans killed it. Empty Netherlands

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@VolviendoVIRAL Toda esta mierda es AI SOS una mierda

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@SkinWade This is the way

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Great game in Dallas!!! Japan vs Netherlands

[Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @PeterHotez]

I see Ross Douthat trending, I’ll never forget when he and NYT went out of their way to legitimize RFK Jr as a serious person & put public pressure on me to do the same. Never forget: the RFK Jr monster was not just the product of the Murdochs. The legacy media was arguably worse

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@chefjoseandres @WHotels Chef Andrés, veni a Dallas a ver Japón vs Holanda

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@fifa now has hydration breaks with ads? Están matando el fútbol, it’s ridiculous, no other tournament does this. Stop fucking around with the worlds sport

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

So let me get this straight.

Jake Tapper is focused on attacking my Mom.

Jared and Ivanka are building a private island paradise on Albanian protected land.

Don Jr married the daughter of Epstein’s banker, and a startup his fund backs just got a record $620M Pentagon loan.

Eric is taking an Israeli drone company public for $1.5B in the middle of a war with Iran that nobody wanted.

And I know: “But what about your paintings, Hunter?”

Please.

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@ProudBavaria E and D wrote it backwards

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@ProudBavaria D Portugal and Spain, lot of Italy, balkans and then E (caucuses as Georgia must be cool) also France and Black Sea)

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Las inteligencias artificiales no viven una experiencia, no poseen un cuerpo, no pasan por la alegría y el dolor, no maduran en las relaciones ni conocen desde dentro lo que significan el amor, el trabajo, la amistad y la responsabilidad. Tampoco tienen una conciencia moral: no juzgan el bien y el mal, no captan el sentido último de las situaciones ni asumen el peso de las consecuencias. Pueden imitar, pueden simular pero no conocen lo que producen, porque no residen en el horizonte afectivo, relacional y espiritual en el que el ser humano se hace sabio. #MagnificaHumanitas

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Connecting young people to digital networks serves no purpose if they remain disconnected from themselves, others, and their own interiority. We must help young people rediscover silence, reflection, the ability to ask questions, the depth of relationships, and openness to transcendence. To listen to the soul, we must lend an ear, because the soul's voice is not a shout, but a whisper.

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@TimothyDSnyder Love the connections, need to go visit the museum