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I've always been a big thinker that the more international competition that we create through sports the better relationships we'll have with countries.

Arnold Palmer

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Arnold Palmer
Age: 87 †
Born: 1929
Born: September 10
Died: 2016
Died: September 25
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Arnold Daniel Palmer
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