A Quote by Alex de Minaur
At 15 I was very clumsy, big feet and my footwork wasn't great. I was definitely not quick.
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Only a newspaper! Quick read, quick lost, Who sums the treasure that it carries hence? Torn, trampled under feet, who counts thy cost, Star-eyed intelligence?
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