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Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I played - skiing, baseball, fishing - there is no greater example than golf, because you're playing against yourself and nature.
Robert Redford
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Robert Redford
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: August 18
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