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Quote by Dorothy Kate Richmond
I seemed to have challenged deck games with half the Olympic team!!
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Understanding this quote
The speaker says it felt as though they had played deck games against half of an Olympic team. The exaggeration conveys how numerous or formidable the other players seemed, making an ordinary game feel like competition against elite athletes.
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- National Library of Australia
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- Official Statement
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“The great international bankers and industrialists do not favor competition.”
“Football had been saved from itself.”
“It's hard to watch an athlete almost destroyed.”
“I want to popularize gymnastics—it’s the sport closest to the arts that we have.”
“Glasgow Celtic was the greatest name in football to me.”
Read quote“Damn everything but the circus!”
“Я, наверное, украл у Хабиба детство.”
“O objectivo é claro, construir uma equipa forte, competitiva e que traga muitas alegrias aos nossos adeptos. Vamos trabalhar arduamente para honrar a mística do clube.”
“Gee, I was tickled. Glasgow Celtic was the greatest name in football to me.”
“Nach dem Spiel ist vor dem Spiel.”
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