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...Helen Wills, onetime (1923-25) U. S. women's tennis champion: Asked about my future, Mlle Lengien, 'Cleopatra of tennis', replied with what some people thought was amusing malice: 'She is a great player. Her operation [appendix] may or may not hurt her game, but it is not her biggest handicap. I was surprised to find she is letting herself get fat. Helen is getting too big about the hips.' My coach, W. C. ('Pop') Fuller swiftly retorted for me that my figure is mathematically perfect has not varied for months...
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