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Its a game, and that’s how I am going to treat it.
Ken Griffey, Jr.
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Talk to people. Go another way. Don't kill yourself. It ain't worth it and I'm a great example. No matter how bad it seems at the time, work your way through it. Who knows how your life is going to turn out?
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I knew unless I got stopped I was going to go all the way. I don't know if I can run any faster. I just ran as fast as I could.
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