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Athlete Quote by Ray Allen

“There is an entire culture out there built around siphoning money from an athlete, and the young men and women who come through just feed the machine.” quote by Ray Allen — Download Open image

“There is an entire culture out there built around siphoning money from an athlete, and the young men and women who come through just feed the machine.”

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