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n. The characteristic of being hungry; hunger.

n. The state of being hungry; a need for food.

n. An intense desire.

n. strong desire for something (not food or drink)

n. a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

n. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

"We spend most of the year hiding from the cold, we are not that comfortable in our bodies, we're reserved, polite, easily embarrassed and we just lack a kind of hungriness and fundamental drive that you need to do consistently well in sport, especially at today's level ...."

desire   

hunger