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Whatever was written in the media was beyond me. The only thing I could control was getting fit.

Andrew Flintoff

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Andrew Flintoff
Age: 46
Born: 1977
Born: December 6
Boxer
Cricketer
Television Presenter
Freddie Flintoff
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