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Think George Plimpton. other than with actual athletic skill. And he’s a lady. And she’s taken on a problem that makes Paper Lion seem like a brisk video game of pass Fish.
 
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Kathryn Bertine swims, runs, and rides—and writes—like a champion. In nearly as good as Gold, Bertine proves she has whatever extra beneficial than an Olympic medal. She’s acquired Olympic mettle. in terms of the human middle, she takes the gold.

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On the age of seventy six, Diana Melly took up ballroom dancing.

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