[applause] Around two years ago, I played for a basketball club here in Frankfurt. Our aim was to qualify for one of the German National Youth Leagues. This meant training for hours on end every week, getting back home when it was pitch dark in the freezing winter evenings, and then having to muster up the energy the next morning on a weekend to go back at it again.Time and trainings passed and eventually we reached the final stage of qualifying in Berlin. A win in this game would mean a spot in a league, b ...