I think risk is important. I don't care if it's a great financial risk…

Yvon Chouinard
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I think risk is important. I don't care if it's a great financial risk or a physical risk. You only get out of something what you put into it and the fact that you are willing to risk something means that you are going to get a lot more out of it.
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