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"JJ said his right hand would make the difference, and once Tommy felt it, the fight would change."
"Until we discover a way to peek into alternate universes to see what actually did happen in the event that he lived, this is all just speculation. But we do know for sure that Len Bias would have changed everything."
"Look at that shot! Who had more social impact than Tiger Woods?"
"So many people wanted to watch his games that the crime rate was lower on game days."
"75 years ago today he broke baseball's color barrier, changing the game and America."
"How important is this tournament in the crossover boxing scene? It is huge." - David
"Phil comes back, he would send shockwaves through all of these guys because he has the he has the tools."
"It would just be such a monumental loss even outside of the fact that they're both brilliant drivers."
"Dion's actually good for college football right now."
"Superstars reshape teams and rewrite history."
"He was a shot of adrenaline into MMA, is really the best way to put it."
"No athlete in my lifetime means more to their sport than Tiger Woods..."
"It's incredible what's happening with the sporting world, where so many of the great sports that we've gotten so used to at this time of the year, they're not going to be meaning and they've done it a great service actually."
"How huge is this play... biggest play of the season for the Bills."
"I would have to say AI not because he was a better player than just Tracy McGrady but because his impact was greater." - Stephen A. Smith
"Is there anything in sports that makes you shake your head moment after moment like Simone Biles does? Not for me, absolutely not for me."
"He's set the game on fire... transcended the game of MMA."
"The Leafs are a different team with Caution in the lineup."
"It is mind-boggling how good they were, that's why him leaving is such a big deal."
"To know that the game has forever changed because of it is pretty surreal."
"That victory for Cyril Gane breeds new life into this division."
"I want to be free from people's opinions, not really caring what people think."
"I'd disappear," Bruno's injury would spell disaster.
"It's revitalized the entire division, not just one person."
"Every playoff loss stings, some sting like bees."
"When you talk about a point guard having an impact, why do you say the point guard has an impact? Because of the ability to affect all the pieces around them."
"The glazers have had an impact on every Manchester United fan's mental health."
"Just Curry that's been doing his thing for the last years that allows them other guys just to be who they are."
"Ronaldo was pivotal to Manchester United today."
"The fantasy fallout of those players leaving will be significant."
"He's been a revelation since he hit the franchise in March 2018."
"It just shows you what a difference a goal can make."
"This race has the most impact because it's New York."
"When somebody enters a game and they're truly great, the game doesn't just change, it changes to the opponents."
"Ronda Rousey single-handedly created the women's division."
"Without Patrick Mahomes, every football coach's IQ probably goes down about 50 points."
"Basketball became the thing that brought me confidence, the thing that brought me joy in the midst of the chaos of growing up in the jungle."
"Mason Greenwood is making exactly the same impact if we'd had the Euros this summer he'd be playing in the Euros."
"If Greg Hardy becomes a title holder, how would that affect the UFC's image?"
"Shaq put the Magic on the map with his play but also with his personality."
"Shaq made an immediate impact on the court increasing our wins from 21 to 41."
"Jameson Williams is a huge difference maker."
"They've humbled and silenced a lot of people today."
"LeBron can make a bad team into a good team better than anybody that's ever lived."
"Russell arrived and kind of changed the entire franchise."
"Football touches almost every single person in this country."
"By the time Marcus Rashford is done with Manchester United, the boy can demand whatever he wants."
"If they bring that World Cup trophy back, it's going to do us the world of good."
"Martinelli comes on, what an impact he had... brilliant, you know, so good to see."
"Sancho will make an incredible difference to the team."
"The fact that he was able to drag that team into the playoffs consistently."
"Hogan beating the Iron Sheik for the WWF title in Madison Square Garden changed everything."
"Love him or hate him, he's one of the most revolutionary and entertaining players of his generation."
"Newton had taken the league by storm from the first game of his career."
"Jaylen Green, the type of prospect who can make an impact right away."
"What's going to inject into Newcastle, the city, is going to be phenomenal."
"He could have brought football back to the Miami Dolphins, maybe even a championship."
"Jordan Sean is a game changer, program changer, perception changer, vibe changer."
"Sean's commitment feels like it could be our TBO moment for recruiting."
"A true mauler, a player who makes the run game better the second he steps on the field."
"The tragic death of Kobe Bryant shook not only just the basketball world but the sports world in general."
"This deal is massively important. Jadon Sancho will make that team better straight away."
"The worst thing ever for Eric Ten Hag is to lose Ronaldo."
"I've had a lot of individual success, but I just want to be known for my impact on the game."
"Declan Rice at Manchester United would be a revelation."
"Demar Derozan has been unreal for Chicago this year and for me, he's like changed the city and like the vibe of the team."
"No matter how the Andre Drummond saga works out, you can be sure that his impact is going to be felt heavily on whatever team he goes to."
"That fight saved the UFC as far as I'm concerned."
"It was a tense, horrible, ugly affair... but then that goal just changed everything."
"Doublelift made LCS popular as an esport but also as like a community."
"not a whole lot of guys can say they really changed nascar but clint definitely shook things up."
"Gray has been a game-changer for the Pitt Panthers."
"Players like Luca Dean coming in or Philippe Coutinho, these are players who can just help Aston Villa take the next step."
"I don't know what the answer is in terms of CTE, what the solution is, but the case of Aaron Hernandez did open up a wider dialogue about this topic."
"The Bomaye proved to be the ultimate killing blow."
"When Conor McGregor exploded onto the scene, he ignited Europe."
"Jaden Sancho is a game changer for Manchester United."
"Nobody's gonna have a bigger impact than Devon White." - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
"Holy moly Jose wheeler is a X Factor... he's a generational talent."
"Basketball changed my life, boys. Basketball changed my life."
"Let's just focus on the positives: Ronaldo. That's the positive. Got us out of jail again, just that boy Ronaldo."
"Cristiano Ronaldo's signing could have the most impact for United."
"It's hope for for people and I think Sports provide hope they obviously provide literally jobs."
"I think this is an easy one, it's gonna be James Hardy because James Harden holds the now and the future of the 76ers all up in his hands."
"Frazier drove his fist into Ali's stomach so hard that he cringed in pain."
"He made just as big an impact at Manchester United than Eric Cantona did."
"Deebo Samuel is on the field again... they are a different team now."
"I think Edouard Mendy had the biggest impact of a goalkeeper this calendar year."
"This is the greatest performance I've seen in the World Cup because every single game, even the ones he lost, he had an impact."
"Virgil van Dijk has transformed Liverpool this season."
"Best thing to ever happen to Arsenal Football Club."
"The difference Varane's made thus far has been unreal."
"Bar's appointment by Manchester United is described as a GameChanger from United's perspective."
"Every birdie you get really affects your play in the tournament."
"What Mo Salah did that goal scorer just that season, what he did there, I think that's the biggest impact I've seen yet."
"Do you acknowledge and realize the impact that you had on Toronto slash Canada basketball with how you came and you was like 27 all NBA done contest, like you splashed and made."
"Diggs has been an absolute difference maker since entering the league."
"You couldn't just come to the Heat, you couldn't just come to the Heat. You gotta just ruin the league, right? You just ruined the league."
"He got so many people paid strictly because of how dominant he was on the football field."
"The biggest shock: Joe Hart had been essential to City's success."
"Chelsea simply is the club that broke football, and then they did it again and again."
"Despite his illness, Ali didn't hate boxing for what it did to him."
"George Foreman may be the most amazing, definitely heavyweight, that I ever saw in my lifetime."
"This is one of the biggest sports stories of my lifetime it really is"
"There's been a giant void created in college football with Saban leaving... and it's going to be Ohio State stepping into the mix."
"If we lose certain key players for any period of time, I think the season's done."
"Is this good for the league? Is this bad for the league?"
"Football has the power to unite us, to bring positive development, and to promote good physical health."
"Football contributes in making active health and healthy lifestyle accessible for all people."
"Germany... in 2014... iconic World Cup for many years to come..."
"Football is a healer, you know, I mean it really is."
"Aguero made an instant impact and he won the City's first league title in 44 years during his debut campaign."
"Chris Jones had tremendous impact on that game."
"This shot right here, it didn't seal the game, but it was important."
"If it wasn't for Takumi Minamino, Liverpool would have not won two domestic trophies this season."
"He single-handedly has enabled region to just make an explosive comeback after being irrelevant for a super long period of time."
"Steph Curry revolutionized the game, just like Allen Iverson did."
"Technically we did save the franchise because we became relevant again."
"An unlikeliest of Heroes can change an entire season with one single swing."
"This game isn't just a game to me, it's something that provided for me, put me where I am today, humbled me, enlightened me, it changed me as a person and gave me a different outlook on life."
"If you land with that kind of power, it doesn't matter where you're landing."
"Steph Curry, the most impactful player in the game."
"Ronaldo's impact can have a great effect on the rest of the team."
"Khalil Mack even though the numbers aren't there this year he is impacting games."
"Logan hitting this run completely and utterly changes the landscape of this course forever."
"Impact, he played so well in the previous series, oh my god, that's the best, you say Barrett but people forget that haunters been doing all season long buzzers fixed."
"I miss him... the game is better when Conor McGregor is competing."
"Salah's a game changer, probably the best goal-scoring winger in the Premier League."
"If you took him out of the game, they'd be jacked, like a JR Smith, Nick Young. If you let Nick Young be Nick Young every night, look what he did in the Laker season when they weren't supposed to win."
"This man alone changes... he changes who wins the championship this year believe it or not if he decides to say you know what y'all want to put my name and y'all don't think I can do this I'm going to Phoenix."
"The end of the fight was far more significant than a slight humbling."
"I've said it so many times, and I'll say it again if it wasn't for David De Gea, we might be trending on Twitter for banter."
"Dominic Szoboszlai: Making waves across the footballing world."
"He's just dangerous isn't he... going to make things happen."
"Goals change narratives, and celebrations matter."
"Lonzo Ball has transformed the Lakers from one of the worst teams in the NBA to the two seed in the Western Conference."
"If Tua Tagovailoa stays healthy, he'll be the best pick in franchise history."
"Enzo Fernandez, man, he's just a Difference Maker."
"I do expect Flores to have an impact on the game almost immediately."
"I'm the best thing that's happened to boxing in a century."
"This is the definitive story of pro cycling and COVID-19 in 2020, the story of a lost year saved."
"Elijah Moore... Far and Away the most important player on their roster."
"Individuals really did decide the game, whether it was Ansu, whether it was Robert Lewandowski in the goals that he scored brilliantly."
"If we win the Champions League, it changes the whole club."
"Big-time kick. That's what you gotta do to send your team to the possible Super Bowl."
"Football has been so good for mental health... it really does give us the structure to the week."
"I think Finn Balor coming in adds instant credibility and makes him a legitimate contender right off the bat."
"Smart decision there from Tarabukin because that could have really hampered people's races."
"Basketball brought me back to being whole again."
"The liverpool game getting called off last season is the single most impactful event that has happened."
"That goal is going to make all the difference."
"This was an absolute game changer for this team."
"A girl's confidence on the basketball court translates into confidence in other aspects of life."
"Paqueta and Scamacca will be game changers for West Ham."
"Injuries affect the playoffs almost every year."
"Lacazette's performance... he made a huge impact."
"Penny Hardaway made an immediate impact on the Magic playing all 82 games."
"Kevin De bruyne over the last decade has proven to be the barometer for modern attacking midfielders."
"We still haven't really come to terms with the fact that Messi essentially, he is no longer a Barcelona player."
"The shock value of his first season at Leicester."
"That's where Terrell Owens is so big."
"A key goal in an important game like this."
"It's very unusual for quarterbacks they have an impact like that so quickly."
"He's been the clincher for the Vikings."
"He swept into the league at a very high speed and by means of his athletic genius revolutionized the game."
"He's a difference-maker in the league."
"The two seasons that Joe Montana was in Kansas City certainly brought the spark back to Arrowhead Stadium."
"Like all sports, boxing has the unique ability to unite communities and connect people who otherwise would never have crossed their paths."
"Sport, and in particular sport like boxing, can also play an important role in tackling youth violence and can have a transformative impact in the prevention and early intervention work with children at risk of offending behavior."
"The joys of a goal what it can do in that department."
"It's that serious, the whole city shuts down when these games come on."
"He really changed an entire team based off of one end of the basketball floor."
"Boxing saves more lives than it takes."
"It's amazing that the elevation course had such a huge impact on mountain biking."
"What a comeback story, what a boost to the game of golf, what a boost to sports in general."
"One play can change a game, how one game can change a series, and ultimately one series can change a season."
"It was just so huge for the sport."
"Certainly no sport has a more personal or intimate impact on its competitors and on its fans."
"It took Edrian Cooper all of zero days to come in and make a huge splash play."
"If the play-in didn't exist, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Steph Curry would be missing the Playoffs right now."
"Jacob deGrom, one of the best pitchers, if not the best pitcher in baseball, coming to Texas, if he's healthy, that's going to be huge for them."
"How much his game alone impacts the court and how it translates to winning basketball."
"The arrival of Davids and the performances he had on the pitch have had more of an impact than we will ever know in shaping Barcelona's upward trajectory."
"He didn't save the Lakers, he saved an entire league from falling apart."
"He played a very important role in the tournament."
"There's a new face in women's tennis that not only is going to transcend the sport, she's going to bring a whole other dimension."
"The Wonders that that would do for figure skating in the U.S."
"Tom Brady changed what it means to be a franchise quarterback in New England."
"He really steered skateboarding in an amazing direction."
"I think Stephen Curry and his counterpoints on his team, you're talking about impact on winning."
"I love this sport, it changed my life, and if I can impact kids, teenagers, adults their lives even just a little bit, then I'm golden."
"What an impact Mo aiola has made already within this game."
"Can you think of anyone who's had such a lasting impact on our sport in such a short amount of time?"
"Coaching football has a greater degree of impact than basketball and baseball, no doubt about it."
"It's the power of baseball and sports in this country that produced those smiles."
"Being an All-Star is also being a very impactful player or having a very large impact on winning teams."
"Kyle Juszczyk has had a huge impact."
"The power of sport can change lives, it brings people together and creates community, and there are no barriers which is the most important thing."
"He's a home run hitter and it changes their football team."
"...the COVID-19 pandemic cast a shadow over the entire sports world."