Action Film Dictionary: O is for Obstacle.
A character or inanimate object that functions to impede another character’s progress, such as the decaying rope bridge in Sorcerer (1977).
The greatest bike race in the world starts this Saturday and we'll likely witness more greatness but also a new, real French hope. But first things first, let's check the 23 teams that will line up in Barcelona. Vive Le Tour! 💛
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Los jugadores de la Selección de Irán todavía están en México recibiendo el cariño de la gente. Los mexicanos están compensándoles todos los malos tratos que sufrieron de Estados Unidos. Les piden fotos, firmas, les muestran sus álbumes y les agradecen por estar en el país. Al final tenía que ser un país hispanoamericano el que limpie la imagen de este Mundial.
“I don’t know if you can learn courage. I think what I’ve learned from Mel is if you believe in something, go ahead and do it. And don’t listen to what anybody else tells you. Do it.” - Marty Feldman
This is what patriotism looks like.
Not shouting at others. Not hating another country. Not acting superior.
Just a man standing before a World Cup match, singing his national anthem, with tears in his eyes.
Japan’s head coach, Hajime Moriyasu, grew up in Nagasaki and built much of his career in Hiroshima.
Those two names carry a weight that people around the world understand.
And now, a man connected to both places stands on the world stage, carrying Japan on his shoulders.
He has said that when he sings Kimigayo, he feels overwhelmed.
He feels the joy and pride of being Japanese.
And honestly, I understand that.
He is not just standing there as one man.
He is standing there carrying the flag, the players, the staff, the people who supported him, and the hopes of an entire country.
When the anthem plays, all of that weight must hit at once.
That is why those tears matter.
They are not weakness.
They are gratitude. They are responsibility. They are pride. They are the weight of representing Japan.
To me, this is true patriotism.
Quiet. Respectful. Emotional. And deeply human.
I am proud that Japan has a coach who feels the national anthem this deeply.
🗣️ Pogacar, a por su quinto Tour de Francia: "Siempre es el mayor desafío de la temporada y también la carrera que más nos motiva"
"Nos hemos preparado muy bien como equipo, todos hemos trabajado muchísimo y ahora estamos ilusionados por empezar por fin en Barcelona"
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Paraguay has shocked Germany, bouncing the four-time world champions from the World Cup on penalty kicks in the Round of 32 in the upset of the tournament so far. https://t.co/xzBYJmiyQM
🚨🇵🇾 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 | PARAGUAY ARE THE FIRST TEAM IN HISTORY TO BEAT GERMANY AT A WORLD CUP PENALTY SHOOTOUT! ✅
Congratulations to Gustavo Alfaro and his team. Historical moment. 👏
From @TheAthleticFC: Paraguay achieved one of the greatest upsets of recent World Cup history to defeat Germany in a penalty shootout. Germany had never lost a World Cup shootout.
Germany: ❌ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌
Paraguay: ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅
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