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From Singapore’s swim saga comes an old truth: Sport hurts

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Singapore swimmer Quah Ting Wen was deeply disappointed after being replaced in the relay team for the Paris Olympics.

Singapore swimmer Quah Ting Wen was deeply disappointed after being replaced in the relay team for the Paris Olympics.

PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO

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“What can you do?” Ivan Lendl said in 1988. “It’s just heartbreaking.”

He meant sport, this sweaty enterprise which is guaranteed to leave you broken.

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