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Jimmy Smith

"My boys told me they'd rather play than practice."

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"My boys told me they'd rather play than practice."

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"Once a week we go to juvenile hall and talk to boys there. Just go and spend a day in the juvenile courts."

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"I truly don't know why the boys are getting all the votes - it could be because they are really amazing, and that's all there is to it. They're really, really good and every single boy deserves to be in the competition right now, and so do the two girls."

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"Boys should not play with weapons more dangerous than they understand."

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"The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself."

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"I'm one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. I'm just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play."

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