A Twelve Year Old Is Quitting School to Become a Pro Gamer
go all in: to risk everything you have such as your time or money or future on one plan because you believe it will be successful
A child quitting school to play video games all day would be a nightmare for most parents, but one Japanese family feels differently. Twelve-year-old Tarou is a famous gamer with more than 230,000 followers online. He recently told his fans that he will not go to secondary school. Instead, he wants to work as a full-time esports player to chase his dream of winning the Fortnite World Cup. He believes that he cannot win this big competition if he stays in school, and his parents agree.
Tarou has a special talent for gaming and started playing when he was only three years old. He is very hardworking and once played for 28 hours with almost no breaks. Because the pro level is so competitive, Tarou decided to go all in and focus only on his esports dream. His father is 100% behind his decision. He says top players must practice 10 to 12 hours a day. Many people are talking about this online. Some people think he is wasting his youth, while others think it’s a smart move. They say that his income could eventually be higher than that of a traditional job.
Sample sentences
She decided to go all in on her new bakery business using all her savings to buy the best ovens.
If you want to become a professional musician, you have to go all in and practice every single day.
He didn’t want to work for a big company anymore, so he quit his job and went all in on his own freelance career.
Origin
The expression comes from the game of poker. When a player is very confident or desperate, they ‘go all in’ by betting all their money at one time.
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