{"id":273,"date":"2015-02-16T09:43:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T15:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=273"},"modified":"2022-05-03T23:21:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T05:21:52","slug":"grinding-grind-house-grind-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/grinding-grind-house-grind-city\/","title":{"rendered":"grit n grind at the grind house in grind city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>grind<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is a word that has risen to the height of fashion over the past few\u00a0years, in particular in reference to professional sports.<\/p>\n<p>witness this commercial for\u00a0<strong>new era caps<\/strong>\u00a0where\u00a0<strong>san francisco 49ers\u00a0<\/strong>quarterback\u00a0<strong>colin kaepernick<\/strong>\u00a0advises his compettion (and in fact all of us)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>while you&#8217;re sleeping, i&#8217;m up\u00a0<em>grinding<\/em>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Era y Colin Kaepernick\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vrat1ycl5wQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>in this context the idea is\u00a0<em>working hard, doing the dirty work or something hard, doing what other people don&#8217;t want to do<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>unfortunately for kaepernick, his\u00a0team didn&#8217;t make the playoffs at the end of\u00a0last season, but he is looking to change that next season by doing\u00a0<a title=\"colin kaepernick tweeting about his grind\" href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/colin-kaepernick-tweeting-grind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some extra offseason <em>grinding<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"richyrocks english on youtube\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-smile\" title=\":)\"><span class=\"wp-smiley wp-emoji wp-emoji-smile\" title=\":)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":)\" \/><\/span><\/span>\u00a0subscribe to richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>the\u00a0<strong>memphis grizzlies<\/strong>, one of the top teams in the nba this season, are the franchise most responsible for popularizing a\u00a0<em>grind<\/em>\u00a0attitude.<\/p>\n<h5>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/memphis-we-grind-here-t-shirt.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-277\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/memphis-we-grind-here-t-shirt-300x271.jpg\" alt=\"memphis we grind here t-shirt\" width=\"220\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><em>proud of grinding\u00a0<\/em>(<em>hoopcitymemphis.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><strong>fedex forum<\/strong> where the grizzlies play their home games is known as\u00a0<strong>the\u00a0<em>grind<\/em>\u00a0house\u00a0<\/strong>and the popularity of the\u00a0concept has even led to memphis being known as\u00a0<strong><em>grind<\/em> city<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h5><em><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/squad-that-grinds.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-276\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/squad-that-grinds-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Memphis Grizzlies Media Day\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5><em>three icons of the memphis grind: (left to right) marc gasol, mike conley &amp; zach randolph (newslocker.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>in this video, the\u00a0grizzlies style of play\u00a0is described as\u00a0<em><strong>grit<\/strong> (<\/em>tenacity, toughness<em>) &amp; grind, <\/em>i.e. defined by the\u00a0physical\u00a0post play of\u00a0<strong>marc gasol<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>zach randolph<\/strong>\u00a0and aggressive defense. as gasol says:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>we&#8217;re gonna fight. we&#8217;re gonna come at u and take it from u.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Memphis Grizzlies &quot;Grit &amp; Grind&quot;\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hjwGx_oHK44?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>tony allen<\/strong>, referred to as the\u00a0<strong><em>grind<\/em>father<\/strong>\u00a0at the beginning of the above vid, personifies this approach\u00a0maybe more than any other memphis grizzly.<\/p>\n<h5><em><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/tafeapic-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-274\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/tafeapic-2-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"tafeapic-2\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/tafeapic-2-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/tafeapic-2.jpg 607w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5><em>tony allen (aka the grindfather) might grind the hardest of all the grizzlies. 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