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شما از دوران کودکی خود دست می‌کشید. مراسم رقص و بازی‌ها و رویدادهای دبیرستانی را از دست می‌دهید و مردم می‌گویند این وحشتناک است و من می‌گویم خب که چی؟ این وحشتناک نیست. برای من خیلی لذت‌بخش بود.

Mary Lou Retton Gymnast

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