"I didn't decide to run for president to start a national crusade for the political reforms I believed in or to run a campaign as if it were some grand act of patriotism. In truth, I wanted to be president because it had become my ambition to be president."
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Iran’s World Cup Elimination Ends a Politically Charged Odyssey
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The Iranian team’s departure from the tournament ends one of the most
politically charged odysseys in recent sports history. Its soccer
federation criticiz...
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In case anyone else has the same second reaction as I did, the quote is from Worth The Fighting For, p. 373, published September 2002 by Random House.
ReplyDelete(First reaction was, of course, "Oh, that's so out of character and surprising"</sarcasm>)