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I wanted to race cars.
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Jim Kerr
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In the Beatles.
Ivan Lendl
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I always wanted to play tennis. Otherwise, I always thought it would be fun to do something in mathematics or physics.
Ann Dowd
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A surgeon. I studied pre-med in Holy Cross College for four years and then I went to acting school.
Marina Abramović
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Exactly what I am now.
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