“Of course, I wish things were better in terms of performances this year, but I would happily sacrifice one year to have a championship another year, and that’s what we had to do last year,” he says. “But again, the focus is on what’s the best job now, and sometimes that’s a fifth, sometimes it’s a 10th, sometimes that’s a win, but that’s still what makes me happy today.” 

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