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Cecil Hart was always a hard manager to beat, but a better sportsman I could not have found to lose to.
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The speaker says Cecil Hart was a very difficult opponent to defeat, but losing to him was still acceptable because Hart was an exceptionally good sportsman. The contrast turns a defeat into praise: Hart’s skill made him hard to beat, while his character made him the best kind of person to lose against.
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