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The poet Melvin B. Tolson once said "A civilization is judged only in its decline." That made sense to me. I would imagine the same is true for poets and tennis players.

Nikki Giovanni
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"Living Legends: An Interview With the Incomparable Nikki Giovanni". Interview with Matthew Lynch, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 6, 2012.
The poet Melvin B. Tolson once said A civilization is judged only in its decline. That made sense to me. I would imagine the same is true for poets and tennis players.