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Ball game Quote by Hal Porter

“I cannot consider fighting in competitive Manly Fun any more…” quote by Hal Porter — Download Open image

“I cannot consider fighting in competitive Manly Fun any more than I can consider pitting my running, swimming or climbing body against other bodies. Nothing, then, or now, arouses me or will ever arouse me from a perfect disinterest in ball games.”

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