My Father Thought Sport Was Something Fun - He Didn't Know It Was A Way To Make Money. Then I Won A Mercedes At The World Championships And I Gave It To Him. From The Moment It Arrived My Father Said: 'Good, You Can Support Not Just Yourself But Me Too'. - SearchQuotes

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My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money. Then I won a Mercedes at the world championships and I gave it to him. From the moment it arrived my father said: 'Good, you can support not just yourself but me too'.

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