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Quote by Lloyd Cowan
It's hard to watch an athlete almost destroyed.
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The speaker says it is painful or difficult to watch an athlete come close to being destroyed. “Almost destroyed” is a strong expression of severe harm or collapse, without specifying whether the damage is physical, emotional, or connected to performance.
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- Inside the Games
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“Я, наверное, украл у Хабиба детство.”
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“Nach dem Spiel ist vor dem Spiel.”
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