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  1.                                  Though strong, he was a
  2.                                  slow runner, so when he
  3.                                  joined the Australian Davis
  4.                                  Cup team, the coach
  5.                                  decided to tease him a bit!
  6. (The Davis Cup is a team tennis competition
  7. among countries.)
  8.  
  9. Despite his size and speed, Rod became 
  10. one of the most dominant amateur and pro-
  11. fessional players of his time. In 1962, he won
  12. 19 of the 34 tournaments he entered. And in
  13. 1969, he won 17 of his 32 tournaments.
  14.  
  15. During his career, he won a total of 47 pro 
  16. singles tournaments, including 11 Grand 
  17. Slam singles titles. The Rocket was
  18. inducted into the International Tennis 
  19. Hall of Fame in 1981. 
  20.