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This is my pad. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My pad is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My pad, without me, is useless. Without my pad, I am useless. I must handle my pad true. I must play straighter than my enemy who is trying to outplay me. I must outplay him before he outplays me. I will...

My pad and myself know that what counts in these games is not the rounds we play, the noise of our chips, nor the buttons we push. We know that it is the score that count. We will see...

My pad is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its buttons and its joysticks. I will ever guard it against the ravages of chips and damage as I will ever guard my legs, my arms, my eyes and my heart against damage. I will keep my pad clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will...

Before God, I swear this creed. My pad and myself are the defenders of my score. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my game. So be it, until victory is Austria's and there is no enemy, but Credits!