LESSONS LEARNED ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS
⚽ passionate love /ˈpæʃənət lʌv/ – палка любов
🌱 nurtured /ˈnɜːtʃəd/ – вихований, розвинений
🏘️ streets /striːts/ – вулиці
🌍 at her feet /æt hɜː fiːt/ – біля її ніг (світ відкритий для неї)
📢 pronouncement /prəˈnaʊnsmənt/ – офіційна заява
🎓 experienced /ɪkˈspɪəriənst/ – досвідчений
👔 head coach /hed kəʊtʃ/ – головний тренер
👏 hailed /heɪld/ – проголосив, високо оцінив
A passionate love of football, nurtured
on the streets of Knocknaheeny, now sees
Denise O’Sullivan with the world at her feet.
In a recent pronouncement, Vera Pauw, the
hugely experienced Ireland head coach,
hailed O’Sullivan as “one of the best players
in the world,” adding, “there is no other
player in the world at this moment that is a
playmaker but also has the drive to win the
ball back. She has everything.”
2. Most fundamentally, of course, the 25-
year-old has a deep love of the game which
was nurtured on the streets around her
childhood home in Knocknaheeny where, in a
family of nine children, she first picked up the
football bug from her older brothers, one of
whom, John Paul, was capped at junior
international level.
⚡ to pick up (the football bug) /tuː pɪk ʌp/ – захопитися (футболом)
👬 older brothers /ˈəʊldə ˈbrʌðəz/ – старші брати
🏆 capped /kæpt/ – зіграв за національну збірну
🌎 junior international level /ˈdʒuːniə ˌɪntəˈnæʃənl ˈlevl/ – юнацький міжнародний рівень
🔑 fundamentally /ˌfʌndəˈmentəli/ – в основі, перш за все
🎯 playmaker /ˈpleɪˌmeɪkə/ – плеймейкер (гравець, що створює атаки)
🔥 drive /draɪv/ – рішучість, прагнення
🏃♀️ to win the ball back /tuː wɪn ðə bɔːl bæk/ – відібрати м’яч назад
❤️ deep love /diːp lʌv/ – глибока любов
🏠 childhood home /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd həʊm/ – дім дитинства
🎀 regarded as /rɪˈɡɑːdɪd æz/ – вважалася
⚽ the girl that plays football /ðə ɡɜːl ðæt pleɪz ˈfʊtbɔːl/ – дівчина, яка грає у футбол
🤝 supportive /səˈpɔːtɪv/ – підтримуюча
👫 hang out /hæŋ aʊt/ – проводити час
👦 with the boys /wɪð ðə bɔɪz/ – з хлопцями
🍽️ have some food /hæv sʌm fuːd/ – поїсти
👟 soccer boots /ˈsɒkə buːts/ – футбольні бутси
⏳ for hours /fɔː ˈaʊəz/ – годинами
🔁 non-stop /ˌnɒnˈstɒp/ – безперервно
🎯 get on the ball /ɡet ɒn ðə bɔːl/ – отримати м’яч
📣 scream /skriːm/ – кричати
3. “I was definitely regarded as the girl that
plays football,” she recalls. “The other girls in
school… they didn’t mind at all. They knew I
loved it and were very supportive. And it’s
funny because I’d hardly ever hang out with
them. I was always with the boys. Coming
home from school, I’d have some food, get
on my soccer boots and then my mam
wouldn’t call me for hours. I’d be out there
playing non-stop, just playing with the boys.
Getting on the ball is my thing as a
player and I think that started from a very
young age. I always wanted to be on the ball
in games and I’d scream until I had that ball.”
4. Denise reflects upon her first move
away from home to Glasgow when she was
eighteen.
“It was a great challenge. I was homesick for
a few months I would say. Honestly, I
couldn’t even cook when I went there,” she
laughs. “And I struggled a bit because my
mam was amazing. She used to cook for me
all the time when I was at home. That was a
big thing going over there: cooking my own
meals and washing my own clothes. How do
you turn on the washing machine? (Laughs)
But I learned pretty quickly. I had to become
independent and I think I did.”
👶 from a very young age /frəm ə ˈveri jʌŋ eɪdʒ/ – з дуже раннього віку
🚚 move away from home /muːv əˈweɪ frəm həʊm/ – переїхати з дому
🏴 Glasgow /ˈɡlɑːzɡəʊ/ – Глазго
🏆 challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ – виклик
💔 homesick /ˈhəʊmsɪk/ – сумувати за домом
🍳 cook /kʊk/ – готувати
😓 struggle /ˈstrʌɡl/ – мати труднощі
👩 mam /mæm/ – мама
🥘 cook for someone /kʊk fə ˈsʌmwʌn/ – готувати для когось
🧺 wash clothes /wɒʃ kləʊðz/ – прати одяг
🧼 washing machine /ˈwɒʃɪŋ məˈʃiːn/ – пральна машина
📚 learn quickly /lɜːn ˈkwɪkli/ – швидко навчитися
🧍♀️ independent /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/ – незалежна
🌍 globetrotting /ˈɡləʊbˌtrɒtɪŋ/ – той, хто багато подорожує
🇺🇸🇦🇺 America and Australia /əˈmerɪkə ənd ɒˈstreɪliə/ – Америка та Австралія
✈️ travelling /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/ – подорожувати
🗺️ going places /ˈɡəʊɪŋ ˈpleɪsɪz/ – відвідувати різні місця
🏠 away from my family /əˈweɪ frəm maɪ ˈfæmɪli/ – далеко від сім’ї
🤝 meet new people /miːt njuː ˈpiːpl/ – зустрічати нових людей
🌱 independent /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/ – незалежний
5. O’Sullivan is now the most globetrotting of Irish players, dividing her club
football between America and Australia.
She says, “I just love travelling now, I love
going places. I’m away from my family quite a
lot. But, from being in America, I still get to
see them quite a bit. Football has made me
become more independent and mature.”
6. “I had to get used to new environments,
meet new people. And I had to prove
myself.” And there is still so much more for
her to achieve in terms of honours for her
country. Denise says, “I don’t think I’m done
yet. I think there’s still a long way to go and I
think I still have a lot of learning to do as a
player. I’m not perfect on the pitch by any
means, I make mistakes like anyone else. So
having Vera as a coach is a huge thing to me.
She’s a top coach. And having the team
around me, they’ll keep pushing me on to be
a top player.”
🎓 mature /məˈtʃʊə/ – зрілий
🌐 environments /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts/ – нове середовище
💪 prove oneself /pruːv wʌnˈself/ – проявити себе
🏆 achieve honours /əˈtʃiːv ˈɒnəz/ – здобути нагороди
🛤️ long way to go /lɒŋ weɪ tuː ɡəʊ/ – ще довгий шлях
📚 learning /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/ – навчання, удосконалення
⚽ pitch /pɪtʃ/ – футбольне поле
❌ mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ – помилки
👩🏫 coach /kəʊtʃ/ – тренер
🤼♀️ team /tiːm/ – команда
🔥 push (someone) on /pʊʃ ˈsʌmwʌn ɒn/ – мотивувати, підштовхувати до кращого
🌟 top player /tɒp ˈpleɪə/ – найкращий гравець
👥 team /tiːm/ – команда
🌎 overseas /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/ – за кордоном
🏆 top teams /tɒp tiːmz/ – провідні команди
💰 benefit /ˈbenɪfɪt/ – користь, перевага
7. “I think at the moment, in our team, it’s
the most players playing with top teams
overseas we’ve ever had and I think that’s a
huge benefit — people training with the best
facilities and playing with some of the best
players. I think it’s the fittest we’ve ever
been too. I always want to get the best out
of myself.” As far as Denise is concerned,
there is still plenty of room for
improvement.
🌟 get the best out of myself /ɡet ðə best aʊt əv maɪˈself/ – проявити себе на максимум
📈 room for improvement /ruːm fə ɪmˈpruːvmənt/ – місце для покращення, можливість вдосконалення
🏋️♂️ training /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ – тренування
🏟️ facilities /fəˈsɪlətiz/ – умови, обладнання
⚽ players /ˈpleɪəz/ – гравці
💪 fittest /ˈfɪtɪst/ – найпідготовленіший, найвитриваліший