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" There's something deeply satisfying when it succeeds, but I'm not going to do another book just to put my name on something and make some money if it's not something I deeply care about. "
John McEnroe
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" You have to keep persevering. An actor goes to a lot of auditions and doesn't get the part. "
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" They would go back and listen to my matches, and two days later, I'd be fined. Because no one heard it while it was being played, but they heard it on some mic behind the court. Is that the way it should be? I don't think so. "
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" To be involved in a senior tournament back in the States is very satisfying. "
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