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Richard Ford

If I could have married my wife and been a sports writer for the past 30 years, I wouldn't be sitting here - but I don't think I'd be sitting someplace where I was sorry to be sitting.

Richard Ford

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Richard Ford is saying that if he had combined his ideal personal life with his dream job as a sports writer, his current situation would be very different. Although he isn’t in that ideal place, he believes he wouldn’t feel unhappy or regretful about where he is now.

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