I think the sport of wrestling, which I became involved with at the age of 14… I competed until I was 34, kind of old for a contact sport. I coached the sport until I was 47. I think the discipline of wrestling has given me the discipline I have to write. — John Irving
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Mini who’s who:
John Irving : American Novelist
Born: March 2, 1942