"To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies live for sport."
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"There will be no politics, no ifs and buts if we see something and feel that work needs to be done, we will get people here we can rely on and ensure it is done in the same thorough way as our other projects.“
-Ian Botham
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"Politics was my third act. But I could have a fourth. I don't know what that will be yet, but there will be one."
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