"Il bene si fa ma non si dice. E certe medaglie si appendono all’anima, non alla giacca."
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Good is done but not spoken. And certain medals hang on one's soul, not one's jacket.
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Gino Bartali
Gino Bartali Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒiːno ˈbartali]; 18 July 1914 – 5 May 2000), nicknamed Gino the Pious and (in Italy) Ginettaccio, was a champion road cyclist. He was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the Second World War, having won the Giro d'Italia twice, in 1936 and 1937, and the Tour de France in 1938.
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