Equal to the challenge
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="success">success</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="skill">skill</span>, <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> (<span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>). “<span word="Equal">Equal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>”, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mentally">mentally</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> (<span word="boring">boring</span>) <span word="explanation">explanation</span>, <span word="no">no</span>?</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="elegant">elegant</span>, <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="great">great</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="great">great</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="daunting">daunting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="formidable">formidable</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wherewithal">wherewithal</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="requisite">requisite</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="skill">skill</span>, <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span>.</p><p><span word="Similar">Similar</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="include">include</span> “<span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>” – <span word="you">you</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Equal">Equal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>”, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="report">report</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="encountered">encountered</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="tiresome">tiresome</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="innumerous">innumerous</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="scorer">scorer</span>), <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="keeper">keeper</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>”. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sprang">sprang</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>.</p>
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