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“It's a lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself.
— Muhammad Ali
Boxer
As quoted in 101 Best Ways to Get Ahead (2004), edited by Michael E. Angier and Sarah Pond, p. 59
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