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Ordinary people make bad Warriors

Ordinary people make bad Warriors

Club paying for recruitment errors, PLUS: Last-minute dramas across multiple sports.

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Dylan Cleaver
May 23, 2022
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One of the more dubious mantras in the sporting lexicon is: “Better people make better athletes.”

It’s been popularised in recent years by All Black coaches like Graham Henry and although there’s an element of the obvious about it - athletes whose lives are well organised and stress free will find …

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