Professional sport and politics are very similar. Both are, in essence, a competition where winning is everything and all else is a distant second.
Not that you can win every time, nor please all the people all the time, be they voters or fans.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com