Tail wind?
<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="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sprinting">sprinting</span> <span word="underdog">underdog</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="tail">tail</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> (<span word="tail">tail</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>), <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="any">any</span>.</p><p><span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="help">help</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="none">none</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="none">none</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="first">first</span>, “<span word="sprinting">sprinting</span> <span word="underdog">underdog</span>”. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sprinter">sprinter</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="Sprinter">Sprinter</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="dasher">dasher</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="runner">runner</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> 100-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="or">or</span> 200-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="runner">runner</span>. <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 100-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="sprinter">sprinter</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strategize">strategize</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathoner">marathoner</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conserve">conserve</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 42-<span word="kilometer">kilometer</span> <span word="race">race</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="is">is</span> 42,195 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exact">exact</span>). <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sprinter">sprinter</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="finishes">finishes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p><span word="Underdog">Underdog</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="Simply">Simply</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="atop">atop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underdog">underdog</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span>, <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underdog">underdog</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disadvantaged">disadvantaged</span> <span word="position">position</span> – <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>.</p>
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