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" I'm competitive - that's what defines me - and I love it. "
Daley Thompson
Me
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Love
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" Los Angeles was great fun because it was the polar opposite of Moscow in 1980. It was sunny and bright, lots of colours around, whereas Moscow was dark and oppressive. "
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