Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn't wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.
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I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
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I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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