Most of us in the Judo community understand that it takes a great amount of sacrifice to be able to compete at the international level.  And it goes without saying that most American players get little or no financial support from USA Judo.  I have personal experience with the money end of Judo because my oldest daughter Valerie has been to two Olympics.  I raised the majority of the funds the first time around, and thankfully we had a sponsor the second time around.

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