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Tunku-The Sportsman
(Alex Soars)
The name Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra is synonymous with
sport not only in Malaya but in other parts of the world. It would
require more than this humble chapter to adequately cover the
Tunku's love and interest in sport. Name any sport, soccer, badminton,
athletics, horse or motor racing or billiards and the Tunku has
more than a passing interest in the game. If one may be permitted to
twist an old saw to suit the purpose—some people are born with a
love for sports—others with an abhorrence for it and yet a third category,
those who acquire a taste for it, somewhat like the socialite
who acquires a taste for beer just to be in the swim of things.
Fortunately for the sports loving people of Malaya the Tunku
was born with a love for sport. A firm believer that sport is a great
leveller and is the rock on which the solidarity of friendship and
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