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He was, in the true sense of the word, a self-made man, whose pluck, ambition, drive and inner belief in his destiny carried him to the pinnacle of his achievements.

Vypracoval se vlastní silou a svých úspěchů dosáhl díky odvaze, ctižádosti, elánu a niterné víře ve vlastní osud.