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There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'

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Arthur Ashe
Age: 49 †
Born: 1943
Born: July 10
Died: 1993
Died: February 6
Military Officer
Tennis Player
Richmond
Virginia
Arthur Robert Ashe
Jr.
Syndrome
Paralysis
Analysis
Sports
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Syndromes

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