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I'm Never The Kind Of Person Who's Sitting At Home Reading The Charts And Basing How I Feel About Myself Or Even My Career On Stats. I've Always Based It On, 'am I Doing The Best That I Can Do?'

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I'm Never The Kind

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I'm Never The Kind Of Person Who's Sitting At Home Reading The Charts And Basing How I Feel About Myself Or Even My Career On Stats. I've Always Based It On, 'am I Doing The Best That I Can Do?'

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