Learning languages and sports I often feel that learning languages has something in common with learning new sports. Of course there are some people who are good or bad at taking up new languages and/or sports, but everybody can improve their capabilities by practicing. Without practice, nobody can be an expert. In addition, we will have good days and bad days in the process of progress. Our efforts do not guarantee constant improvement. Sometimes we have a frustrating time due to our poor performance after we started to feel confident through signs of progress. I'm afraid that there is no goal in learning languages just like in practicing sport. It seems to be necessary to enjoy the process itself to walk a winding road of learning.