Even at that tender age, I could see that if it was that easy everyone would be doing it.

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I'm smart enough to know that, even at my tender age, my pursuit of education is never finished.

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His passion for the sport has helped in his battle to overcome the traumatic events that visited him at such a tender age.

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Sharapova reached the semi-finals last year after winning the tournament at the tender age of just 17 in 2004 and remains confident that her form on grass has improved.

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Similarly Mr Hague realises that the one thing that most Britons know about his teenage years was that he gave a speech to a Tory party conference at the tender age of 16.

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