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I've probably put up with more criticism than a lot of people out there. At the end of the day, you block out everything, especially with your personal life.

Lleyton Hewitt

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Lleyton Hewitt
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: February 24
Tennis Player
Greater Adelaide
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt
People
Block
Criticism
Especially
Personal
Probably
Ends
Everything
Life

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