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Before creating a champion team, Luis de la Fuente created a team of good people
I planned my trip to the Paddle Games in Copenhagen a couple of months ago without knowing who would be playing in the Football World Cup final. The one thing I knew when I bought my flights was that I wanted to be back home to watch that final with my family. Yesterday, Spain won…
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We Need to Bring Paddling to People
I’m writing this on the plane, on my way to Copenhagen for the first Kayak Sprint Copenhagen race in partnership with Paddle Games. If everything goes to plan, soon I’ll be on the train into the city, walking through Kødbyen, Copenhagen’s former Meatpacking District, now one of the city’s most vibrant creative neighbourhoods, grabbing something…
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Some Things Are Bigger Than Winning
Looking back at the Canoe Sprint World Cup in Montreal last week, a couple of my favourite moments happened away from the racecourse. The first was discovering a new city, cycling around the Formula 1 circuit early in the morning before the team woke up, and experiencing everything that comes with bringing a big team…
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Confidence Without Expectations
Tonight, I watched the Spain–France World Cup semi-final with my family. The kids and I had dinner in the living room and watched every minute of the build-up. Gary Neville, Roy Keane and the rest of the pundits analysed the game from every angle. By the time kick-off arrived, it almost sounded as though France…
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Singing I dry my tears
The morning before the World Cup in Brandenburg, I received a call from home. My cousin Trumoi had passed away that same morning. I said nothing to anyone at the competition. Not to the athletes. Not to the staff. There would be a right moment to grieve, but that moment was not there, not then,…
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