“I got into racing because I love racing, that’s got to be at the core of what I do. If all you’re going for is accolades, for titles, I feel I could potentially lose my way.
Lewis Hamilton
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But it’s also his actions off the circuit that make him our Game Changer Of The Year, as he takes a knee and raises a fist for the global Black Lives Matter movement.
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Lewis Hamilton has been named as the most influential Black person in Britain after a year in which he combined record-breaking achievements on the track with raising awareness of racial injustice.
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Black people can’t just take a moment away from fighting racism – we have to be on it, all the time
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I’m one of the only people of colour there yet I stand alone. I would have thought by now you would see why this happens and say something about it but you can’t stand alongside us. Just know I know who you are, and I see you.
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For the thousands of messages of hate and ignorance – Thank you. You highlight exactly what needs to change.”
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Anthony won all 18 fights at Amateur level, including the Senior ABA Championships, and it was his performance in the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2011 that earned him a spot at the 2012 Olympic Games.