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The thing I would like most to leave behind is to be remembered for trying hard.

Pete Rose

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Pete Rose
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: April 14
Baseball Player
Cincinnati
Ohio
Peter Edward Rose
Sr.
Charlie Hustle
Peter Edward Pete Rose Sr.
Pete Edward Rose
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If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won't need a third.
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