"I resigned because I felt I was no longer able to develop the game from my position, " Shoubeir told BBC Sport.

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"As I had just, at that moment, become very rich - which I no longer am - I was well able to help and thought it would be a good thing to do, " he said.

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My bones no longer ached and I was able to stop taking the heavy pain medication.

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"If things do not improve, well, I will certainly pray for the Americans and wish them success, but I will no longer be able to take part in this, " he was quoted as saying.

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Far from escaping into a world of polished illusions, I was able to see, in the depths of those mirrors, the world no longer darkened by diminishing hopes and fading dreams.

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