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The next time I cry about golf it will only be with joy. It's not worth crying over golf for any other reason. After all, it's only a game.
Rory McIlroy
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Rory McIlroy
Age: 35
Born: 1989
Born: May 4
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The flight I'm most excited about is the one that takes me back to Northern Ireland to visit family and friends.
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As an international sportsman, I am very lucky to be supported by people all over the world, many of who treat me as one of their own, no matter what their nationality, or indeed mine. This is the way sport should be.
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