A Quote by Wanderlei Silva

A player who conjugates a verb in the first-person singular cannot be part of the squad. He has to conjugate the verb in the first-person plural. We.

Wanderlei Silva

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Cannot First First-Person Part Person Player Singular Squad Verb

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Wanderlei Silva
Brazilian - Mixed Martial Artist
Born: July 3, 1976

A player who conjugates a verb in the first person singular cannot be part of the squad, he has to conjugate the verb in the first person plural. We. We want to conquer. We are going to conquer. Using the word I when you're in a group makes things complicated.

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Bertha von Suttner

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