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"Leonidas de Silva, renowned for his technique and athleticism, is often credited with popularizing the bicycle kick."
"Messi gets away from three incredible skills."
"He wasn't a big guy but he was strong and knew how to score."
"At 6'4 being able to play his game above the rim was truly amazing for any kid to watch."
"This guy has the ability to just absolutely smash them in. That's why he's such a great right back."
"Phenomenal catch by Julio Jones on the sideline."
"These are boxers that are worth watching, period."
"Nobody knows until they actually get there. Tom Brady reads defenses better than any quarterback I know."
"What a brilliant goal by Crystal Palace, and that there is an absolutely superbly controlled volley, just gives Michael no chance to react."
"Mayweather is so slick, his hands are so fast, his defense is so great."
"Kyrie's probably the most skilled basketball player."
"I think James Harden's better at basketball than any other option that's out there right now."
"Fernand Mendy is still up there with the best."
"We can all appreciate Ricochet's in-ring skills. He's one of the best."
"But let's talk about the other side of Kyrie when he does step on that cord though let's talk about that that's that seems like his heart that's the best ball handler in the world."
"Absolutely incredible from Darnell Mooney, a one-handed 39-yard grab in the slot... look at the extension, the concentration, bring it back into the body."
"He's incredibly good on the ball, he gets loads of touches in the dangerous areas, he works really hard, he's a physical matchup for basically anybody in the league."
"Really tight space... He just flicks it from one for his right boot to his left and drives out the space."
"Well done, yes, he just covers so much ground."
"It's brilliant play from Palmer for the goal, really good bits of direct, positive play from that young man"
"He's comfortable on both feet... wins every battle in the air."
"He may not have been the greatest athlete, but Green's robust skill set, big-game success, and increasing knack for talking trash and getting under his opponent's skin piqued the interest of multiple highly touted college programs."
"Steph Curry is crazy accurate from every range."
"He's the most complete player in the draft at both ends of the floor."
"The skill level that he has is certainly John Elway-like."
"Eduardo is the one Brazilian right now that can ride Bulls away from his hand as good as he does into his hand."
"Kovacic is someone who can do all the defensive stuff but can pick a ball up, break a line, and put Harlan through."
"His ability to just flip a switch and lock down an entire court is like nothing I've ever seen."
"DeAndre Hopkins, best hands in football, he don't drop it."
"Barry Bonds was basically perfect at hitting baseballs."
"Bam Bam Bigelow caught the wrestler in midair and saved him."
"Ricky with a beautiful forehand up, not to be overlooked."
"His overall skill set and what he does in fights... he's difficult to beat. He's really difficult to beat."
"He's the flash, but what he's developed now, he's developed this very, very extremely powerful forehand."
"He's a genius... I'm not saying it's the best fight ever... but he's probably the best technical heavyweight we have right now."
"It's about how all the other players who play the game the way we play, we're like, 'Man, you know how hard it is to do the [expletive] he just did?'"
"LeBron goes right all the way to the basket."
"It's like smooth power, super powerful but at the same time, you have the feeling as it would be, like a natural power evolution."
"I think if you don't know or if you've never seen the disc golf throw before even if you never have you would look at that and go okay that's like a crazy athletic movement whatever that person is doing."
"You're getting a very, very versatile player."
"He might have the best slant in all of football."
"Improves as a route runner... can create separation."
"Man's a quarterback hunter. Yeah, he's making all the appearances in the backfield."
"So one sport that they got really into and they were very good at was tennis."
"Santi Cazorla was technically outstanding, one of the best I've seen."
"The moves of these two, it's pretty impressive, man."
"That is one of the greatest catches of all time!"
"Lomachenko dodges punches like Neo dodges bullets."
"If you time it right, it is almost impossible to tackle somebody."
"I thought I could show that throw off just to show that I can make every throw on the field."
"The numbers are fairly close in terms of ball speed but what's she so good at and what she's been so good at throughout the duration of her career is keeping the ball online and playing to her strengths."
"I've never seen a clinical finisher in my life like Harry Kane."
"his ability to evade like no other made so many of his world-class opponents look foolish"
"Every gymnast has got guts with the way they twist and contort their bodies in the air. I believe every single one of them deserves a gold medal."
"What a catch by Harrison Bader in left center!"
"He's gonna have some really awesome plays here with the guards throughout this match."
"And a great play by Horan to get anything that she could on that ball just to make sure that it went back into the right position in front of the goal."
"It's a beautiful throw, just one of those nonchalant, 'wait what did I just see' moves."
"Phil Foden... His dribbling ability I cannot tell you enough how good it is."
"Footwork is the key to being a good shooter."
"Mo Salah skipping past one, skipping past another, still Mo Salah."
"Real power comes from technique, endurance, and psychology."
"He's a pro quarterback because he's putting the ball in tight back shoulder windows."
"Noah's flip technicality level is just next level... [In] a few years she'll probably be able to casually bash out triple corks in the middle of the line."
"Ian Wright could go 90 minutes with hardly touching the ball at all, one chance comes his way, bang it's in the middle again."
"Curry driving, Curry flipping it up and in! Into the basket, and now into the record books!"
"She's not breaking a sweat. That's true control."
"Let's not forget Per sets touchdown pass here to tight end Eric Ebron who hauled in a beauty of a one-hander against the Texans."
"He's got no right to get a touch on that ball, but he pulls out one of the best saves you're ever going to see."
"She's got great footwork already...her energy...a fire...ready to go."
"It's a brilliant save, no chronic had a good angle for the dunk."
"The skill level was way above most guys' gifts."
"He's one of the best number nines in the world."
"Malik Neighbors, what he does after the catch with the ball in his hand is special."
"That's a combination of so many insane tricks." - "That's a combination of so many insane tricks."
"Lamar Jackson is single-handedly dominating this game with his legs."
"Chase Hunter, and one! What a finish at the basket."
"What separates him from all quarterbacks in the National Football League is the fact that he can run so well."
"Some guys are just that good that they don't need to be a hundred percent in order to win big shows and hunter is one of them."
"She's capable of it... she's got three defenders around her." - Mel Lawley sometimes the way she glides past defenders is effortless.
"Wow, holy smokes! What A Catch Austin Riley with a catch of his life, no way, no way!"
"Conor is very good at countering these guys he's very good at beating out their reaction and just countering immediately."
"Hunter Pence climbs the wall to make the grab."
"AJ Brown dominates wherever you put him; he truly is a complete wide receiver."
"His shooting ability is very good, five star weak foot as well on top of that."
"I think he's one of the best ball carriers in the Premier League."
"He's a humble guy but he's super super athletic."
"He's got incredible arm talent... I think he is one of the best pure throwers of the football in this class."
"Put him anywhere you can't cover him the guy's going to get his on a week-to-week basis."
"It's just his position and his balance was so good he knew where my weight was."
"Khabib's wrestling was so good that it made his striking better."
"...he was often most dangerous on the counter-attack..."
"Andre Iguodala does a little bit of everything."
"The fact that Swenson didn't double that ball off the ceiling is really impressive."
"I realized that this guy in my opinion is the best thrower of the football of all time."
"The timing by CJ. The footwork. It's awesome. Moves away from pressure."
"It really does pay testament to how good these athletes are."
"His hands are very good, his ability to finish is very good."
"His game is predicated off of his route running ability, his great hands, his great footwork."
"What a beautiful sight that is, Kelly Smith with a wonderful kick through."
"There's not too many players with the versatility of Giannis in the history of the NBA."
"He's one of the best route runners in this draft class."
"That's too good and tons of power on that ATP as well."
"He's got that innate ability to read blocks and also move the opposite direction of the weight shift that a defender has."
"That's how good Nukem has been, beautiful peripheral vision with the capacity to see where the open spaces are and to use his blockers."
"That's a really nice move from Jack Sock, that's a pickleball move right there."
"It's amazing to be how these guys can float through these races so well."
"One of the most beautiful goals I've ever seen, I couldn't believe the poise he had."
"Star players make great plays; Mookie Betts just made a terrific play."
"You're gonna see a lot of guys make a lot of great catches."
"He makes it look so easy, but that is a serious difficulty factor."
"He doesn't get enough credit for how well he has performed."
"He's worth it, he's put more dimension as the centerfielder than they've had a long time."
"The perfection of skills of jumping for the football, tapping it back."
"He's a scorer of great goals as well, not just tap-ins."
"He was a complete footballer; he could make the play, he had a great brain."
"Professional athletes are people who are so good at playing the game that they get paid to play it."
"He's a very talented boxer puncher."
"A one-handed grab dashes on into the end zone."
"Brilliant finish as well, the dive and all that was a finish to grace any level of rugby league."
"He's one of the most skilled offensive centers we've ever seen."
"I think he's so good at man coverage."
"When you shoot, you lower your level and it's a swooping motion in, hit the leg, head on the pocket, lift and turn, bring it right to the mat."
"Incredibly high-level scrambling."
"Her skills have that perfection to them, and it makes it very easy to perform flawlessly."
"I've never seen somebody that competitive, I've never seen somebody that driven, I've never seen somebody that athletic who's also that skilled."
"She has the ability to not just be on an Olympic team but to be a challenger for an Olympic all-around medal."
"He's got some Gunslinger playmaker in him."
"He's got that uncanny ability to just flip to the ball."
"Some really good hands by Reagan Campbell Gillard, an ability to spin and turn and find the line."
"If you're level playing the whole time, then the control of your legs and your body become a lot better."
"Justin Jefferson's game is shaking you and running great routes."
"What the heck is going on here, that was the best reversal ever."
"She's got a great cadence, a great rhythm, and she's aware."
"She is amazing, amazing. Look at that air!"
"Really hugging the wave, even his smaller turns are really solid."
"He's got a beautiful motion, ball just explodes out of his hand."
"That's a brilliant catch, excellent."
"What a great pair of hands in a pressure situation."
"He uses his core perfectly in this situation."
"The ability to throw from awkward situations... his ability to take care of the football through the air."
"That's a player with a superior skill set to his peers."
"I think it gets underrated, the skill that goes into basketball."
"Pause, pause, that is one of the greatest saves I have ever seen."
"Kane's footwork is just phenomenal."
"It's amazing, the return was amazing, and then the follow-up shot was amazing."
"I think his top 10 receiving back right away, the route running, the hands, the speed."
"Jaden Moore with the one-handed grab."
"That release is special and it's pretty, it looks pretty compact there and it comes out really quickly."
"He's an elite interior finisher, shooting just under 79% at the rim."
"Demetrius Johnson's top control is second to none."
"There was nobody better than him at breaking tackles."
"Kareem Benzema's all-round play is what makes him the best."
"He's what you look for in modern baseball, power with extreme discipline."