Maybe your classmates think of you as a soccer star, but online you indulge your passion for chess and environmentalism.

也许你的同学认为你就像个足球明星，但在网上你却沉溺于国际象棋和环保事业。

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Maybe your classmates think of you as a soccer star, but online you indulge your passion for chess and environmentalism.

也许你的同学认为你是个当足球明星的料，但在网上你却沉溺于国际象棋和环保事业。

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"I think chess may be a relatively cool thing for kids to do now, on par with soccer or other sports," he says.

他说：“我认为国际象棋同足球或其他运动一样，现在的小孩子玩起来是比较酷的事。”

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His Facebook page says he likes hurricane tracking, soccer, chess.

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But as much as experts like to argue about tactics, women's soccer is not a chess match or a beauty contest.

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Studies show that with everything from chess to typing to soccer to music, deliberate practice aimed at remedying weaknesses is a better predictor of expertise than raw number of hours.

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