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And if I let myself down, appear on stage when I'm not looking my best, it's not fun for me. I just beat myself up about it.

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• I never set out to become 'famous.' I mean, when you're 14 you think 'I'm gonna become a writer and people will want my autograph and that'll be cool,' but you grow up and you learn that's just not how the world works. I resigned myself to the fact that I would probably never be published and if I did it probably wouldn't be a big deal.

  

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• I'm gonna live my life the correct way, and I'm gonna be a champion the kids look up to and hopefully aspire to be like.

  

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• People know more about baseball players' contracts than they do about the policies that govern the fate of our children's lives in twenty years. Think about it. People used to say, the whole time I was growing up, 'Do you want to bring a child into this world?' That's pretty dire.

  

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• It was just me and my mum growing up, and my mum's always said that's why I'm so mature. We were best friends, and if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't even have started athletics, because she wanted me to have a hobby.

  

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• Last I checked, the album was #82 out of the top 200 on the Billboard charts thanks to you all. I pray that keeps moving up and with your help it will.

  

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• The difference between a bland tomato and great one is immense, much like the difference between a standard, sliced white bread and a crusty, aromatic sourdough.

  

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• My saying is; We win and lose together. I think that really does apply to both my fans, family and the team.

  

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• And if I let myself down, appear on stage when I'm not looking my best, it's not fun for me. I just beat myself up about it.

  

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