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That’s what I like about sports. No matter if everyone playing the game speaks completely different languages, on the field, or the court, wherever they are playing, the language of moves and passes and scores is all the same. Universal.

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Rachel Cohn
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: December 14
Author
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Science Fiction Writer
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Silver Spring
Maryland
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