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  • All right, then we're gonna go sell a bone-density scanner.

  • How about that?

  • Okay Yeah, I don't know you know You'll probably be about as good as I was That's kind of the way it works.

  • You know and I was below average Yeah, whoa, so you'll probably ultimately rank somewhere around there, you know, so Really you'll excel at a lot of things just not this I don't want you out here shooting this ball around all day and night All right I Don't ever let somebody tell you you can't do something not even me You got a dream you got to protect it People can't do something themselves.

  • They want to tell you you can't do it You want something go get it period Dad

All right, then we're gonna go sell a bone-density scanner.

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A2 UK motivational scanner rank excel pursuit density

Motivational Speech from Pursuit of Happiness

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    Xiao Yawen posted on 2025/04/27
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ultimately

US /ˈʌltəmɪtli/

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UK /ˈʌltɪmətli/

  • adverb
  • In the end; finally.
  • Done or considered as the final and most important
  • In the end; finally.
  • At the furthest or most remote point or time.
  • To the greatest extent; extremely.
  • In the end; finally.
  • In the end; finally.
  • At the most basic level; fundamentally.
  • Fundamentally; at the most basic level.
  • At a basic level; remotely.

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period

US /ˈpɪriəd/

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UK /ˈpɪəriəd/

  • noun
  • Set amount of time during which events take place
  • A way to emphasize what you will say
  • A full stop (.), marking the end of a sentence
  • A menstrual cycle
  • A set time for a class to be held

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average

US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/

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UK /'ævərɪdʒ/

  • noun
  • Total of numbers divided by the number of items
  • verb
  • To add numbers then divide by the number of items
  • adjective
  • Typical or normal; usual; ordinary

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excel

US /ɪkˈsɛl/

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UK /ɪkˈsel/

  • verb
  • To perform an activity better than others
  • other
  • To be exceptionally good at or successful in an activity or subject.
  • To be exceptionally good at or successful in an activity or subject.
  • noun
  • A spreadsheet software program by Microsoft.
  • other
  • A spreadsheet software program by Microsoft.
  • other
  • To surpass or be superior to (someone) in a particular activity or field.
  • To do something better than others.

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kind

US /kaɪnd/

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UK /kaɪnd/

  • adjective
  • friendly and considerate
  • Having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature
  • In a caring and helpful manner
  • noun
  • One type of thing
  • other
  • A class or category of things, people, etc. that share similar characteristics

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lot

US /lɑt/

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UK /lɒt/

  • noun
  • What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • A group of people seen together
  • Item for sale at an auction
  • Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking

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protect

US /prəˈtɛkt/

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UK /prə'tekt/

  • verb
  • To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • other
  • To defend someone or something from attack.
  • To maintain (domestic industries) by taxing imports.
  • To guard against financial loss or risk.
  • To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
  • To defend or guard (one's interests or rights).
  • To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
  • To preserve or maintain something in its original state.

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density

US /ˈdɛnsɪti/

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UK /ˈdensəti/

  • noun
  • Degree to which an area is filled or covered
  • other
  • The state of being thick or closely packed.
  • The amount of data that can be stored in a given space on a storage medium.
  • The degree of compactness of a substance.
  • The degree to which something is filled or covered with people or things.
  • A measure of how closely packed the elements of a set are.
  • The degree to which something is filled or covered.
  • The amount of hair per square inch of scalp.
  • The degree to which a photographic image is opaque.
  • The degree of blackening of a photographic image.
  • The number of people or things in a place when compared with the size of the place.
  • other
  • The amount of data that can be stored in a given amount of space on a storage medium.
  • The degree of compactness of a substance.
  • A measure of how closely packed the elements of a set are.
  • A measure of the opacity of a photographic negative or transparency.
  • The number of people or things in a place in relation to the size of the place.

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shoot

US /ʃut/

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UK /ʃu:t/

  • verb
  • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
  • To (cause to) fly away forcefully
  • To use a camera to record a film/take a photograph
  • noun
  • Emerging new part of a plant

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rank

US /ræŋk/

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UK /ræŋk/

  • noun
  • Group of people with a certain level of status
  • Level or position, as in society/sport competition
  • A place for taxis to wait for customers
  • A position in a hierarchy.
  • Row in which people stand side by side, as in army
  • verb
  • To rate or class things
  • To assign a level or status, as of importance, to
  • To put items into a sequence, e.g. of importance
  • adjective
  • Complete and total; very obvious
  • Having a strong, offensive smell or taste.
  • Growing out of control
  • (Of a smell) very bad; pungent; stinking

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