Jack Welch used to talk about self-confidence as a critical characteristic for managerial success.

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He said the Olympics had been a "massive self-confidence boost" about "who we are as a country and what we stand for".

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The Minister for Sport Rhodri Glyn Thomas described the triumph as a "tremendous result for Wales" and said it would be a "real boost to our national self-confidence".

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