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Adolfo Cambiaso [1975-0] Argentinian
Rank: 103
Athlete, Player


Adolfo Cambiaso is an Argentine polo player with a 10-goal handicap. Currently, he is ranked number 1, and considered the best polo player in the world. He is often referred to as Adolfito or Dolfi.

Leadership



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I wanted total control and leadership. I wanted to buy the horses and choose the players. Leadership
101
I always want more glory. Always.
102
Intuition is what makes the best players.
103
The best decisions are taken quickly and well. You can prepare yourself, have all aspects of the game thought through, but the one who shines on the pitch is the one with intuition.
104
I am no David Beckham. I have not changed my life since I was 15 years old. My family is the only thing that has changed for me.
105
I just play, that's all. When I'm in the field, I always connect with what I'm doing. I can't explain it. I can't control it. It just happens.
106
In Argentina, you do what your father does. If your father plays football, you play football. If your father plays polo, you play polo.
107
In polo, you jump on a horse and you play. To play tennis, you have to train every day. It's your legs that do all the work. In polo, it's the horses' legs.
108
Without good horses, you are nothing. In polo, it's 70 per cent horse, 30 per cent rider. And I have the best horses.
109
I will never be a millionaire, and I don't want to be.
110
If you have the right horses and the right team, that's the way to succeed. But you have to work, and you have to improve. Every year, you must get better.
111
I am very happy with my life, but seven or eight months a year, I am away from home. I want to go home - that's the truth.
112
Everybody is talking about the Triple Crown, but I want to win the Open. That is my aim.
113
I've always helped polo to grow.
114
Pressure brings out the best in me. It's the only way to keep improving: putting a bit of pressure on yourself.
115
I'm just happy with what I am, and I happen to be a polo player.
116
You can decide at 17 that you want to be a professional player. In Argentina, they start very young. They go to school in the morning and then do polo in the afternoon.
117
I have to look after myself. I go to the gym every day; I have physio every day, I have a couple of guys that work with my body a lot.
118
I want to finish high school, but that will be it.
119
I don't care what other people say. The important pressure, you put on yourself. The pressure that others put on you? I ignore it.
120
I play the way it's most effective for the team. They used to say I hit the ball too many times.
121
I believe in enjoying the game. If you make it too much work, that's not good.
122
Here in Argentina, it is easy to practice and play because we have the horses, the land, the players - everything.
123

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