mick
location: Shambala
listening to: Sounds that can’t be made
registered: 2001.10.26
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love it. 10/10.
this bit I added here was cut and pasted from the Guardian...I thought it was funny but obviously the interviewee did not...
"You're a very religious man and you mention in your book that before each game you pray to God for help. Isn't that cheating?
No.
It's not a form of performance-enhancement?
I don't regard it as cheating. The Bible says that if you call upon God in times of trouble he will save you. The Bible says that everybody needs God, it doesn't matter who you are. If anybody wants to believe that their talent, strength, speed or whatever is all their own work, then good luck to them - but [begins enunciating his words very deliberately] I know where my strength comes from, I know who has created me and given me the talent to do what I do. So I will continue to offer prayers to God because he's the one who will continue to guide and protect me and help me win.
If you encounter an opponent with equally strong faith, will the match end in a draw?
The match isn't bound to end in a draw. That's got nothing to do with it. It's just about praising God and believing in what he can do for you. It's as simple as that. It doesn't matter if anybody else can trust in God as much as me, nor about what faith they are or whatever. It's not a competition - I know what God can do and I'm going to believe and trust in him: that's it".
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a truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent
a truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent
mick
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love it. 10/10.
this bit I added here was cut and pasted from the Guardian...I thought it was funny but obviously the interviewee did not...
"You're a very religious man and you mention in your book that before each game you pray to God for help. Isn't that cheating?
No.
It's not a form of performance-enhancement?
I don't regard it as cheating. The Bible says that if you call upon God in times of trouble he will save you. The Bible says that everybody needs God, it doesn't matter who you are. If anybody wants to believe that their talent, strength, speed or whatever is all their own work, then good luck to them - but [begins enunciating his words very deliberately] I know where my strength comes from, I know who has created me and given me the talent to do what I do. So I will continue to offer prayers to God because he's the one who will continue to guide and protect me and help me win.
If you encounter an opponent with equally strong faith, will the match end in a draw?
The match isn't bound to end in a draw. That's got nothing to do with it. It's just about praising God and believing in what he can do for you. It's as simple as that. It doesn't matter if anybody else can trust in God as much as me, nor about what faith they are or whatever. It's not a competition - I know what God can do and I'm going to believe and trust in him: that's it".
–--
a truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent
a truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent
