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I don't think there could ever be more pressure to succeed than the pressure I place on myself.

Carmelo Anthony

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Carmelo Anthony
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: May 29
Basketball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Carmelo Kyam Anthony
Melo
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Basketball

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