"If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win."
"Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports to go back to the wealthy, let's make it amateur again."
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Source: Speed: the sequel by Andrew Anthony, www.theguardian.com. September 29, 2007.
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