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Emo Philips

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

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The quote humorously points out that while computers can outperform humans in intellectual tasks like chess, they lack physical abilities such as kickboxing. It highlights the contrast between machine intelligence and human physical skill in a playful way.

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