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Baseball is America's pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States.

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Pete Sampras
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
Tennis Player
Washington
District of Columbia
Petros Sampras
Peter Sampras
Baseball
Absolutely
Record
Records
Huge
America
States
Pastime

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Choking is being in a position to win, and then experiencing some critical failure of nerve or spirit. That never happened to me. And I can't help but think it was because I was never afraid to lose.
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As long as I feel like I can win majors and contend, I'll continue to play.
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