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The secret of Gary Lineker’s success

The Leicester-born striker was neither exceptionally skilful nor assiduous; but he worked out how to score goals, and later excel in broadcasting, through intelligence and calm resilience

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Gary Lineker celebrates a hat trick against Turkey in 1985.  Getty Images
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 25 January 2025
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  • Gary Lineker: A Portrait of a Football Icon

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    Bloomsbury Sport, pp. 288, £16

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