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" I had to have some balls to be Irish Catholic in South London. Most of that time I spent fighting. "
Pierce Brosnan
Fighting
Irish
London
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" My mother gave me boxing gloves; I wanted boxing gloves. I liked to box. So I still have them. They're still in my bookcase, very old, tattered, and they were cherished. "
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