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Filling the Gap

It's the most famous imperfect smile in sports.
Giants defensive end Michael Straha's smile is renown for that spacious gap between his two front teeth.
``We could sell advertising in that sucker,'' he said.
Strahan said there was a time he seriously considered eliminating the gap, going so far to have charts and pictures drawn of what his new greeting would look like.
``I decided if I did it, it would not be me,'' he said. ``People look and go, `OK, here is a guy who is not perfect.' But to me it is because it fits me. It makes people feel comfortable and I feel comfortable when I look in the mirror.''
Strahan said teammates still give him grief over the empty expanse, but he has a quick rejoinder.
``When we go somewhere you're standing in the back of the line because they don't know you, I walk up, smile and automatically get in.''

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