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Tennis
USTA, October, 1990, Peter Horner, "Twins Peak, A Bevy
of Talented Twins Has the Tennis World Seeing Doubles".
" . . . . . Consider the case of the Bryan family of Camarillo,
Calif. Wayne and Kathy Bryan are the understandably proud parents
of Mike and Bob, a set of 12-year-old identical twins playing the
sometimes tempestuous waters of the national junior tennis circuit.
Like their heroes, the Gulliksons, the Bryan twins are mirror images
of each other; Bob plays left handed, Mike plays right handed. Get
them off the tennis court and its almost impossible to tell
them apart."
"The Bryan twins not only look alike, they have enjoyed nearly
identical successes. Throughout their relatively brief competitive
career, they have always been ranked within a notch or two of each
other. According to Wayne, they swap places on the totem pole virtually
every tournament. When one posts a good win over another player, his
twin almost always seems to suffer a disappointing loss to someone
else in the other half of the draw. The scenario is repeated, with
the twins trading roles, on a regular basis. All of which makes for
some interesting rides home."
"Theyre 12 years old, says Wayne. They
have a hard time keeping it in perspective. On that ride back from
Long Beach, one guys is whistling all the way while the other guys
has tears in his eyes."
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