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My sporting hero was Drazen Petrovic, the NBA basketball player, who was killed in a car accident in 1993. He was a good friend, an unbelievable player, and I dedicated my Wimbledon win to him.
Goran Ivanisevic
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Goran Ivanisevic
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 13
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Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence.
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My fines? I pay more fines than some guys' career prize money on the tour.
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Actually, I tossed it nicely, landed nicely, like airplane. No warning, beautiful. That's the art of throwing racquets.
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