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It's not really about the competition. Your biggest challenge in a race is yourself. You're often racing against time. You're frequently running everything through your mind. You're always competing against preconceived ideas. It's not really the person next to you that you worry about.

Summer Sanders

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Summer Sanders
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: October 13
Swimmer
Television Actor
Roseville
California
Summer Elisabeth Sanders
Summer Henderson
Summer Schlopy
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