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And once you say this is true, you start naming the beast that hurts you - so I started doing this. Other truths come out.
Terry Gross
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Terry Gross
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: February 14
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I mean, Dad was one of these people who simply could not lose, you know? He could not stand it when a kid was beating him. He would go crazy when the child came to that moment, which, you know, you have to come to - I mean, Dad played Old Maids like he played football. He just simply had to win every single thing every single time.
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