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21 February 10
-Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games
"He bit someone, it happens."
Mike Tyson commenting on Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who bit Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic in a recent match.
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