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I have always thought you could take the measure of a man by his sports manners - that is to say, the way in which he conducts himself on the playing field, or even over a game of chess or cards.

Graydon Carter

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Graydon Carter
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: July 14
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City of Toronto
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