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Football: Boycie the bookie; SEAN BOYCE'S inside track on sports betting.(Sport)

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From: The People (London, England)
Date: 20000326
Author:Boyce, Sean

RUDYARD KIPLING penned some memorable lines about treating victory and defeat just the same - and his words will ring a bell with sports punters everywhere. Taking setbacks on the chin is one of the first lessons that those who love the betting game have to learn.

I thought of Kipling's commandment, took deep breaths and even counted to ten last week when watching the Man City v Charlton game, but it didn't calm me down. Not ...

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