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![Kevin Blue, Ph.D. on Twitter: "Rudyard Kipling quote that apparently greets players on walk to centre court at Wimbledon. Great sport psychologist! http://t.co/u5QJL3GPHT" / Twitter Kevin Blue, Ph.D. on Twitter: "Rudyard Kipling quote that apparently greets players on walk to centre court at Wimbledon. Great sport psychologist! http://t.co/u5QJL3GPHT" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJGDYnqWwAASHX1.jpg)
Kevin Blue, Ph.D. on Twitter: "Rudyard Kipling quote that apparently greets players on walk to centre court at Wimbledon. Great sport psychologist! http://t.co/u5QJL3GPHT" / Twitter
![Wimbledon on Twitter: ""If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster / And treat those two impostors just the same..." #NationalPoetryDay http://t.co/3wjDaoLdsS" / Twitter Wimbledon on Twitter: ""If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster / And treat those two impostors just the same..." #NationalPoetryDay http://t.co/3wjDaoLdsS" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQz0ChEWoAAX46b.jpg)
Wimbledon on Twitter: ""If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster / And treat those two impostors just the same..." #NationalPoetryDay http://t.co/3wjDaoLdsS" / Twitter
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