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title: "I love tennis with a passion. I challenged Boris Becker to a match on… — Boris Johnson Quote #13 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "I love tennis with a passion. I challenged Boris Becker to a match once and he said he was up for it but he never called back. I bet I could make him… — a quote by Boris Johnson."
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> # I love tennis with a passion. I challenged Boris Becker to a match once and he said he was up for it but he never called back. I bet I could make him run around.

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