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Team sports aren't my thing. I find it easier to pick something up if I can do it at my own speed. And you don't need a partner to go running, you don't need a particular place, like in tennis, just a pair of trainers.

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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
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