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The Olympics is not for tennis and tennis does not need the Olympics. It is not my goal in life to win a gold medal.

Marat Safin

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Marat Safin
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 27
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I definitely want to get out of tennis and try something completely different.
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You're playing or you're not playing. If you're playing, so just shut up and play.
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I could go and make commercials left and right and pretend like I am a celebrity, but that is not me.
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