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"Bucket Man, Giannis, you are... hold on, oh, Giannis, give him another one for the people in the back."
"I think Salah would be in there, yeah, I agree, yeah, De Bruyne."
"He's solidified himself as one of the GOATs, if not the GOAT."
"Marcus Rashford deserves a lot of credit for Sunday's performance."
"Everybody knows that LeBron has the respect for longevity in the NBA, but Curry has to be next in the conversation."
"Atiba Hutchinson is an unsung hero who seems to get overlooked whenever we talk about Canadian football."
"Yuki Sonoda, almost the fastest man today. Well, on Yuki, good stuff, very solid."
"Congratulations again to Miu Yamashita, victorious over Thunder Rosa here tonight on AEW Dark."
"There is a perception that Michael Owen was an enormous flop at Real Madrid..."
"Carlos Rodon is crazy crazy underrated... He's one of the better pitchers in the league."
"Salah doesn't get mentioned in the same conversations as Neymar or Mbappe."
"LeBron is absolutely one of the greatest players ever."
"LeBron James is the best small forward of all time."
"Caleb Williams is the greatest quarterback of all time."
"You probably do not realize how good Usyk is and Anthony Joshua will not get the credit he deserves for pulling off this win."
"Jon Jones is the best UFC fighter of all time. I think at this point it's hard to say otherwise."
"Aaron Rodgers is still that man though. He's still that man until proven otherwise."
"His legacy is set regardless of what happens tonight. Light heavyweight champ, heavyweight champ, Strikeforce champ. The man has fought them all, beat them all."
"He's a presence on his day every England fan knows that."
"Sorokin did win the Vezina after being traded, that's crazy."
"Jeffrey Mallett is once again Super Bowl champion, probably another Super Bowl MVP for him."
"D-Wade 29 and 10 a game to win the Finals MVP."
"Steph Curry is great. He is a four-time champion, he is a two-time League MVP, he is the all-time three point shooting Marksman universally recognized as the greatest shooter God has ever created. It is that simple."
"Dave steve got one of the most enthusiastic ovations that day from blue jays fans."
"Van Wilder wins the baliknikov for the best wide receiver in college football."
"Cam has been a damn good quarterback, Rookie of the Year, MVP, Pro Bowler many times."
"He's one of the best center-backs in the last 20 years."
"The fact of the matter is that Lamar Jackson is a former MVP quarterback who is still very good."
"Don't love me only when I'm looking at you. Love me when I'm not looking at you."
"He's been fantastic since probably ESWC when we first saw him this year."
"Thierry Henry is a hundred percent a Premier League legend."
"Shoutout to Damian Lillard, he killed it this year."
"Despite the loss, Jalen Hurts should have been Super Bowl MVP."
"Listen, the night belongs to Julianna Peña, congratulations to the new champ."
"It's a fact when PopSugar opens with 'fifth-ranked street skateboarder in the world,' under what ranking system? If I were to name the top skateboarders in the world, Naïji Houston would probably be number one."
"Pedro Neto, and I remember him from last season."
"Triple H easily takes the pedigree of New Hampshire's best wrestler."
"Alexander Gustafsson brought some real value to the promotion."
"He's been the most improved over the course of the season out of the entire NBA." - Trey Kerby
"Stamp of the week goes to AJ Brown. Congrats on taking your game to new heights!"
"Barry Sanders could fill every spot on this list."
"Derek Henry, great Derrick Henry, what sport are you say football."
"When I was growing up as a kid, Kobe Bryant and Tiger Woods were my two favorites."
"Lawrence Taylor became someone who many consider to be the greatest and most dominant defensive player in NFL history."
"Ron Simmons of mania didn't step - now that's worth a damn."
"Steph Curry is amongst the all-time greats either way you put it." - Mark Jackson
"A.D. just to bring it back to him has fought his way back into this conversation, he's earned it."
"Her steady rate of improvement warrants a TBS title run."
"K-shawn Booty is one of the best wide receivers in America."
"I have to give him my MVP vote. Now, his team success has finally caught up, and that was the main thing stopping him from being in this conversation."
"Lionel Messi is the best player in the history of the game."
"He has showcased why we consider him generational."
"Pogba was immense, put some respect in his name."
"Finally, the win felt big, it felt significant, it felt like it was time to take Stipe Miocic seriously."
"Will Anderson is the best player in college football."
"I think Gresham deserves to be higher, quite a lot higher, maybe even top five."
"He finally won the world title, big feel-good babyface moment."
"I think Hangman Adam Page deserves his spot here at number four."
"Congratulations Kamara Usman, he did it again 13 in a row, wow what an accomplishment."
"Terence Crawford is in his prime, best fighter in the world pound for pound, the greatest right now."
"Number 8: Amanda Nunes. Winning your belt at UFC 200 is pretty historic, I'm not gonna lie, but you know what's better? Defending it for the next five years."
"LeBron wins another Finals MVP. He does not retire."
"You know, and DK Metcalf, they, they're, they're very good wide receivers."
"Eating a healthy micronutrient-rich diet is mandatory."
"Maybe the greatest Mexican action fighter of all time."
"LeBron with another Finals MVP, he is racking up the accolades."
"MJ one finals MVP so that's gonna be two spots on the goat board."
"Can you call my friend Lamar Jackson the goat Lamar Jackson is the goat I mean two time MVP I mean Lamar is pretty freaking nasty let's be real bro."
"Tom Brady wins his seventh Super Bowl. It's number two for Tampa."
"Arrow Spence Jr. is probably the second biggest fighter in all of boxing."
"And her opponent on the opposite side of the stage, she has made a name for herself inside the squared circle and she is the other half of that championship fight, please welcome Britain '7.0' Hart."
"We swept the Suns, Jason Tatum made Finals MVP, and for the offseason, I'm not sure what we want to do."
"In a way you can consider that if you combine genders right now nunes is the greatest of all time."
"Ian Scott is a god, 20 wins, two losses, .934 save percentage, and a 1.57 GAA."
"I don't know how Mitch Marner is underrated right now but he's up there in the top five players right now in the NHL and nobody's giving the respect he deserves."
"Carter Knox, one of the best players in all of OT."
"Demarcus Perkins is the best running back in school history."
"I don't know how people can say that he's not a world-class level."
"Eli doesn't win without his defense becoming elite."
"I believe Eli will get into the Hall of Fame eventually due to people's fascination with rings."
"Shout out to Tyrese Maxey, he's making a conversation being one of the best point guards in the East."
"Never reached major international glory with Mexico, but he has won four CONCACAF Gold Cup trophies with his country."
"LeBron James, the only 99 overall in this draft."
"He's just somebody that is obviously walking into the Hall of Fame."
"It's also just an honor, right, to be alongside a Manny Pacquiao."
"Bill Russell wins defensive player of the year every single year basically until he retires."
"Cristiano Ronaldo is going to prove everybody why he's the best player in the world."
"Let's have a round of applause for the heavyweight champion of the world and the greatest fighter that we've seen in a long long time."
"He's put in months preparing for the fight... let's have a round of applause for the heavyweight champion of the world."
"Steph Curry has proven Steph Curry has played better than people give him credit for."
"That's probably one of the clutchest players in the game."
"I think Thiago Silva deserves a lot of credit."
"Tyrese has been the real deal in the playoffs, bro."
"It was great to be able to finally snatch up a guillotine against a very ranked tough opponent."
"Aaron Rodgers, those are stats that you really never see in the National Football League."
"Morton doing exactly what Morton does, picks up his fourth game win for today."
"Whether you like him or dislike Kevin Durant, you have to admit that he is without a doubt the greatest scorer in our generation."
"He's got to be considered the greatest athlete of all time."
"Clayton Keller, for my money, an underrated player in the NHL."
"He's embraced by the fans as Eli Tomac goes 1-1 at Southwick."
"I really like that because you know there's that story that Christian was owed a title shot."
"Finally, it happened. Sheldon Hart, after two MVPs, finally gets an NBA championship, man."
"Messi will end up winning it because it's just the easy thing to do."
"People all over the world view Kobe Bryant as one of the greatest basketball players of all time and honestly one of the greatest athletes of all time."
"Reggie White to me is the greatest defensive player of all time."
"He might go down as one of the best centers in the history of basketball."
"What Steph Curry and LeBron James did this weekend was the exact reason people think they're so great at what they do."
"Javonte Williams makes the jump from Star to Superstar."
"Michael Chandler is a good fighter, Dan Hooker is a good fighter."
"Agüero is the greatest Premier League striker in my opinion."
"There is no debate that Roman Reigns is number one with a bullet."
"Thomas Hearns was well known for having fierce power."
"There's no debate, Tom Brady is the GOAT. Any attempt at arguing against it is just exposing a bias."
"Devin Booker may be the most accomplished and well-known player in this video."
"If you win two championships with your two performances, you are player of the decade."
"The Miami Heat are back, Ben Simmons gets finals MVP this time around."
"World's Strongest Man Thomas Stoltman, the best strongman in the world is also my highlight."
"Another fighter often forgotten by modern fans, Boss Ruten was a pioneer who was not only an incredible competitor but was so much more than his victories."
"Jim Thorpe's disqualification, reportedly dubbed the greatest athlete in the world."
"That's probably one of the more famous players there."
"Regardless of the opponent, Joshua did what we wanted him to do and what we expected him to do, basically cementing his place in my opinion as the face of boxing."
"Five losses is criminal, he deserves way more for what he's done, what he's achieved."
"John John Florence, arguably best tube rider ever." - Commentary
"Hydra... by far away the best player last year... anything below an MVP caliber season would be a disappointment..."
"Jericho's like safe, somebody's got brand recognition in WWE."
"Giannis Antetokounmpo is the most dominant player in basketball."
"Show me Saquon Barkley, Offensive Rookie of the Year."
"Greg LeMond is definitely one of the greatest riders."
"Simply put, the Admiral was one of the greatest two-way players that the game has ever seen."
"Every time a player does have an amazing standout season, their ratings will soar in the next FIFA."
"Women's wrestling would not be where it is today in North America without Sasha Banks."
"And this is one of the many reasons the boxing world loves Canelo."
"He's been the best player on the floor for Arizona."
"Hurts is playing like the MVP right now and this guy Devonte Smith this was a Heisman winner a lot of people forget this."
"Wayne was gonna go on and be a Manchester United great."
"The welterweight division, it's Kamaru Usman."
"Rey Mysterio will go down as one of the greatest."
"Definitely the best one the Dodgers have that hasn't been in the Hall of Fame."
"Dave Parker... definitely be in the Hall of Fame."
"Skump again, there's a reason why he's one of the greatest."
"Madden didn't forget, and I'm not forgetting either. You got a 98 overall field general, better off this burger with insane stats."
"I ain't never seen nothing like Giannis... this dude is stupid good."
"If Habib were to win, we would undoubtedly be looking in the face of the greatest lightweight UFC fighter this division has ever seen."
"You see the look on their faces and she says, 'Oh I'm sorry,' and then walks out, mic drop."
"He's going to go down, he's like probably the best wide receiver in Bucs history."
"Seth Rollins deserves a little bit more than he's given."
"Davey Boy Smith Jr. is the real deal, and I wish him luck with whatever comes next."
"Declan Rice is a baller, we all knew that once he actually signed for a side that was going to be in the Champions League regularly."
"Gwyn was already a potential Hall of Famer at this point. The fans knew it, his teammates knew it, and opposing pitchers definitely knew it."
"Here's Robinson hitting the hole, and Bijan Robinson, one of the top recruits in the country."
"He is going to be a heck of a player, well, he already is, certainly."
"Bijan Robinson, a yards-after-contact waiting to happen, Quadzilla comes to mind."
"...boyin was a scorer through and through."
"...Frankie Louu who had a surprisingly great season last year."
"Our rugby team the rugby sevens derek henry jonathan taylor nick chubb aaron jones christian mccaffrey alvin kamara dalvin cook damn that's a [__] gold medal"
"Boxing is in good hands with Devin Haney, Shakur Stevenson, Jared Anderson, Gervonta Davis."
"The hottest man on the golf course is the man everyone's talking about, Tiger Woods."
"Really everyone you talk to says that Eric Dickerson just may be the best runningback ever to play the game."
"Chris Osgood I think deserves a little more respect than what he's had to this stage since his career ended."
"30, 10, and 9, so I mean, yeah, put him in him."
"Sam Cassell... one of the more underrated players of his time."
"A great win for Stein - Valda and a rider who really earned this."
"That's incredible vindication for Brian Habana and his wonderful hard work."
"Crazy Kayla Harrison, if we didn't already know, she is for real."
"John Tavares has lived up to everything that has been said about him this year."
"Ben Simmons was the face of high school basketball."
"In the world of sports right now, there is no individual more dominant in his sport and no one who's had an athlete of the year type of season this year in the neighborhood of that man."
"Javonte Davis is one of the best fighters in the world, hands down."
"Best player in the MLB, I would say no question, that is Mike Trout."
"Congratulations to Cody Snodgrass, spectacular all season long."
"What does this mean for Chris Paul's legacy? Nothing, he's still one of the greatest point guards of all time."
"Let's celebrate our Commonwealth Games medalists."
"She's definitely the gymnast of the year in my book."
"Roy Jones was for a decade the best pound-for-pound fighter."
"I really like Corey LaJoie; people forget about how good he was."
"Cliff Swain is the greatest of all time right now."
"Kaden Salter, that's a quarterback."
"We really have to start respecting Jalen Hurts when it comes to the MVP conversation."