Edward Smith Quotes

Avoiding any of the tenets of amateurism, after all, certainly does not make you a good professional. Perhaps it is better to see fearless flair and professional steeliness as two ideas which must always coexist. One half of sport may be about harnessing human talent, but the other half depends on setting it free.

Edward Smith

• Free
• Sport
• Human Heart
• Amateur
• Coexist

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  Edward Smith
  • Free
  • Sport
  • Human Heart