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Read the given lines and answer the questions that follow in a sentence or two. Well, ego it might be pleased enough But zealous athletes play so rough… What pleases the ego? Why are athletes - English

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Read the given lines and answer the questions that follow in a sentence or two.

Well, ego it might be pleased enough But zealous athletes play so rough…

  1. What pleases the ego?
  2. Why are athletes often rough during play?
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उत्तर

  1. When players outsmart their opponents and crack their vertebrae and spine, the ego is pleased.
  2. Enthusiastic athletes, in a bid to impress umpires and the spectators, play roughly. Besides, they have no feelings for their opponents in the ring/playground.
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पाठ 2.2: Confessions of a Born Spectator - Exercises [पृष्ठ ५५]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
पाठ 2.2 Confessions of a Born Spectator
Exercises | Q 4. b. | पृष्ठ ५५

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