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I am so happy to be at Barclays Center. When I saw Brett Yormark, I thought to myself that he and his brother Michael are doing an amazing job.
Don King
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Don King
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: August 20
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If he says he has the pizzazz and the sizzle, I have the steak, and substance. I've made more money than he's made. I've made bigger deals than he's made, when he's got the complexion to get the protection.
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I'll pay them right after it snows in Panama. Let Eleta pay them if he feels so strongly about it.
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