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Old 05-19-2009, 04:01 PM
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Default Why no mention of ADR? - pro athletes

Yet another article about a pro athlete, with no mention of the possibility of ADR, only a looming fusion. Why is this? Can it be possible that these athletes don't know about ADR??

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Old 05-19-2009, 04:58 PM
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Default Dunno....

There are former Olympic athletes, former NFL players, pro golfers and others that have received ADR...dunno why it's not more public. In time...
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Default Do you know which athletes?

Harrison, do you know the names of any of those athletes? Just curious.

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