The main problem was the boredom.

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Apart from its run-in with Brussels, the only other problem that the sport faces is boredom.

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Perhaps the real problem is the traditional educational environment where many children rot of boredom and lack of physical activity.

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To apply yourself to a field or to a problem for that long a time means there will inevitably be moments of boredom and tedium.

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