Grant moves around the country, seeking help and information from friends, none of whom are eager to see him.

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His daughter, Sarah spoke of a childhood where Sir Edmund was planning expeditions, and coming home to a family eager to see him again.

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"I was eager to see him play, " said Djokovic.

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Too out of shape for a good showing, Smith met with some team officials but blew off the workout, going home early and confounding reps from all 32 teams eager to see him put through the paces of sprints and agility drills.

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But in recent years, he has lobbied NASA extensively to get the agency to use him for geriatric research, helping to connect the space agency's researchers with scientists eager to see how weightlessness may affect human aging.

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