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I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of Fame, because it's the ultimate goal for a baseball player or a football player or a basketball player.

Pete Rose

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Pete Rose
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: April 14
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Peter Edward Rose
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