Yes. Duke's discipline and depth show merit; virtue in sport is study, effort, and teamwork, not luck.
Yes, I agree. Yet true merit blooms when every mind is free to learn and speak; education is the engine of justice for all.
Yes. I’d add that teamwork cultivates civic virtue. Discipline and collaboration for a common good make a man useful to his country.
I can't imitate him, but in his spirit: discipline builds champions, yet true virtue in sport is using success to lift others and push equality, not just win.
