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> [I personally prefer long-distance walking, but we are talking about pre-tournament preparation. During a tournament I make do with walking, mainly to concentrate before a game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viswanathan-anand/i-personally-prefer-long-distance-walking-but-we-are-talking-about/)

[Viswanathan Anand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viswanathan-anand/)

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> [“I’ve taken to long-distance walking as a means of dissolving the mechanised matrix which compresses the space-time continuum, and decouples human from physical geography. So this isn’t walking for leisure -- that would be merely frivolous, or even for exercise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-self/i-ve-taken-to-long-distance-walking-as-a-means-of-dissolving-the/)

[Will Self](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-self/)

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