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Page 497
... playing before large audiences and meeting the nerve - racking concomi- tants of acute competition . No player , even though he be a genius , can become a champion until he has met a series of these acid tests . Excellent play- ers ...
... playing before large audiences and meeting the nerve - racking concomi- tants of acute competition . No player , even though he be a genius , can become a champion until he has met a series of these acid tests . Excellent play- ers ...
Page 498
... player is one who plays the game simply or solely for the love of it . Every sport devotee knows that while love of the game attracts and holds him to his specialty , there are times when love is absent from his play and when he gets no ...
... player is one who plays the game simply or solely for the love of it . Every sport devotee knows that while love of the game attracts and holds him to his specialty , there are times when love is absent from his play and when he gets no ...
Page 500
... play under a doctor's orders , or for the sake of keep- ing one's boastful children in their places , or to keep the Davis Cup from wandering abroad , or for any other reason unconnected with money reward that seems good and sufficient ...
... play under a doctor's orders , or for the sake of keep- ing one's boastful children in their places , or to keep the Davis Cup from wandering abroad , or for any other reason unconnected with money reward that seems good and sufficient ...
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Powers H H Grave Consequences | 124 |
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