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ROMAN ABRAMOVICH

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I grew up with nothing. No parents, no money, no connections. Everything I built came from taking chances others wouldn't.

resiliencerisk— Court testimony, 2012
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I didn't buy Chelsea to make money. I bought it because I love football and I wanted to build the best club in the world.

footballpassion— Rare interview, 2005
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In Russia in the 1990s, there were no rules. You either figured it out or you disappeared.

entrepreneurshiprisk— Court deposition, 2012
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I have invested more in Chukotka than any government program ever did. Sometimes you have to spend your own money on things governments won't.

governancephilanthropy— Press conference, 2006
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Twenty-one trophies in nineteen years. Whatever happens next, nobody can take that away.

achievementlegacy— Statement through spokesperson, 2022