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If you lived the doubles, as I did, which was very stressful, you are sitting down in a chair experiencing a match witho
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"If you lived the doubles, as I did, which was very stressful, you are sitting down in a chair experiencing a match without being able to hold a racquet in your hands"

- Guy Forget

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In this quote, Guy Forget is reviewing his experience as a professional tennis player. He discusses living the "doubles," which refers to playing in the doubles category of a tennis match. Forget discusses that this was a very stressful experience for him. He then goes on to explain the feeling of sitting in a chair throughout a match, not able to hold a racquet in his hands. This highlights the disappointment and helplessness he felt while viewing his partner play. In general, Forget is communicating the intense pressure and emotional toll that includes being an expert athlete, especially in the doubles category.

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France Flag This quote is written / told by Guy Forget somewhere between January 4, 1965 and today. He was a famous Athlete from France. The author also have 18 other quotes.

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