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When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: February 24
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