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This hand is not very active always, because it was in this hand that I carried my books. My carrying hand was always my

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"This hand is not very active always, because it was in this hand that I carried my books. My carrying hand was always my strongest. Now I think my other hand has developed more muscles from signing all those autographs"

- Haile Gebrselassie

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This quote is written / told by Haile Gebrselassie somewhere between April 18, 1973 and today. He/she was a famous Athlete. The author also have 17 other quotes.

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