"One thing without a doubt is that I'm a happy boxer, " he said with a broad smile.

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"Whatever makes you happy, " Ms. Grace said with a smile, of her mother's attitude.

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She dismissed me with a polite and condescending smile and went about her merry and metric-happy way.

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It has been great going to work with a smile on my face and coming home to her is brilliant - even seeing her cry makes me happy.

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