“A modest young lady with her head the same size as it was when she was a child.”

—  Jimmy Magee

Commenting on Katie Taylor's lack of a big head despite her success. irishtimes.com http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0811/1224321996178.html
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