"I have never had so much success (or fun) with the punt. Thanx heaps and great
punting to all!”
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In this article, UK expert Philip Alexander, one of Britain's most acclaimed form and systems experts, concludes his feature on John Mort "The Butterfly" Green, the Australian punter who became highly successful as a professional punter in Britain and Europe.
Dedication and discipline, both in abundance, are two of the necessary assets that anyone must possess to become a truly successful professional gambler. This is why so few punters ever seriously aim at such lofty aspirations.
My father, a throwback from the Victorian age, was often given to uttering platitudes as though he had just invented them. When my interest in dog-paddling across the treacherous English channel had developed into an obsession he suddenly announced: "Get yourself down to the public library and state quite clearly what your requirements are, because someone will have been conceited enough to have written a book about the very subject in which you are interested."
Sure enough, he was right.