My Parents Didn't Really Understand Too Much About Sport. At That Time, We Were In A Polish Community In The Inner City Of Chicago, And I Was The Youngest Of A Bunch Of Cousins. Polish Families Are Real Big, With Cousins And Aunts And Uncles. - SearchQuotes

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My parents didn't really understand too much about sport. At that time, we were in a Polish community in the inner city of Chicago, and I was the youngest of a bunch of cousins. Polish families are real big, with cousins and aunts and uncles.

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