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Some of todays athletes do not have that kind of pride. They left school at 16, have never had a job in their life and a

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"Some of today's athletes do not have that kind of pride. They left school at 16, have never had a job in their life and are getting Lottery funding, earning money as an athlete"

- Linford Christie

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This quote is written / told by Linford Christie somewhere between April 2, 1960 and today. He/she was a famous Athlete from United Kingdom. The author also have 14 other quotes.

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