He was hailed as the golden boy of athletics and was said to be certain to win a medal at the Olympic Ggames.

人们称赞他是体育方面的天才，将来肯定能在奥林匹克运动会上获奖牌。

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"In our job," he added, "you need to be an animal, in that you need a certain physical power to convince a group of players that they can win."

他补充说：“在我们的工作中，你要变成动物，因为你需要一定的体力让队员们相信他们能取胜。”

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The result may be that only those who are almost certain to win will run-little different from now.

其结果可能是，只有那些几乎肯定能当选的候选人才能得到补贴——这与现行的规则没什么两样。

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The Gills had to win to be certain of staying up and despite going a goal down early on their chances looked good as Crewe also trailed at home to Coventry at the break.

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He made his England debut in the recent 56-8 win over France and looked certain to be a key player in their World Cup campaign if he fit.

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The result may be that outside candidates will seek election only if they are almost certain to win in other words, that little will change.

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