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"Magic Johnson is the greatest Laker of all time."
"Eric Koston, put simply, is an extremely talented skater, an innovator of the sport, and above all, a legend."
"A new legend born right before your eyes: your champion, Zee dog."
"He definitely was the greatest heavyweight champion of all time."
"Rest in peace to Don Shula, football legend."
"Sergio will leave as a legend; he will be appreciated, I think, for the next 100 years."
"Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies, rivers and seas boiling, 40 years of darkness, earthquakes, volcanoes, the dead rising from the grave..."
"Before Johnny football was an Aggie at Texas A&M he was already established as a high school football legend."
"Senna just like he described was in a different dimension."
"Arthur Ashe: tennis legend and advocate for racial equality and AIDS research."
"Michael Jordan: Athlete with incredible athletic prowess and cultural icon."
"Anyone who's doubting Ronaldo, the Euros kick off tomorrow. Let's have a look how 'finished' Ronaldo is." - Never underestimate a legend.
"In real life, he is a true champion who knows absolutely no defeat."
"Thierry Henry is a hundred percent a Premier League legend."
"He's gonna become a Manchester United legend."
"He's become a legend for stopping the fight."
"I believe Sid will go down probably as one of the top 10 players ever to play in the National Hockey League."
"LeBron James is the most complete basketball player ever."
"Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player to ever live."
"Efren's career is definitely full of legendary moments."
"Ronnie Coleman is the greatest legend of all time."
"Congratulations to Lionel Messi and Argentina, your legends forever."
"And he always has been a true Manchester City legend."
"Bobby Moore is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the history of the game."
"George St Pierre is the greatest MMA fighter of all time, he set the standard unlike any other."
"Jordan was probably most dedicated most dedicated player of all time."
"Dale Earnhardt transformed into a racing God."
"Maradona is undoubtedly one of the greatest footballers to have ever lived."
"Barrel is such a legend I'm just gonna say it right now three finals appearances."
"Number 5: Jose Aldo. Yo, Jose Aldo is a legend, mate."
"Freddie Cousins just like that, he is in GOAT conversations with the other dude whose name I forget who was a point guard."
"Barry bonds will forever be one of baseball's greatest legends."
"Is this the year Tom Flores goes into the Hall? Without a doubt, this man needs to be in the Hall of Fame."
"LeBron James is probably the greatest basketball player ever built."
"He was such a legend for the club... when I even first started supporting Chelsea he was one of the first legends."
"Undertaker's WrestleMania streak grew to mythic proportions."
"Larry Fitzgerald is a sports icon and he's a legend of football."
"A dual code rugby Legend and inspirational leader." - Tribute to David Watkins.
"Jonathan Thurston... an immortal in an immortal game."
"Messi is the GOAT, that's it mate, definitely a happy ending to a coma video."
"Quain Stott is a history obsessed, drag racing legend."
"It's pretty hard to argue, in my mind, that there has ever been a better player in a Toronto Maple Leaf uniform than Austin Matthews."
"That wasn't Michael Jordan out there, it was God disguised as Michael Jordan."
"Peyton Manning was one of the most gifted quarterbacks we've ever seen."
"Lawrence Taylor, by far the greatest defensive player in the entire NFL of all time."
"Jerry Rice, one of the greatest wide receivers if not the best wide receiver of all time."
"Kobe spent every minute of his 20-year professional career with the Los Angeles Lakers forging a legend that is one of the most interesting in contemporary sports."
"He's one of the greatest players that's ever played the game."
"Lamar Jackson, that in itself obviously is legendary."
"Jones is just coming back to reinforce why he's the GOAT."
"That's the legend and the reality of Cody Paul."
"Messi just further cemented that he's the GOAT of football."
"There's only one Michael Jordan... he captures the imagination of everyone who has ever seen him play."
"But bro, look at that, right off the bat, Barry Sanders, the legend."
"Zack Hendricks is making a conversation for the GOAT."
"Triumph and tragedy, addiction and genius, ecstasy and despair."
"It covers the full spectrum of the GOAT's career."
"Father time is undefeated unless you're Tom Brady."
"Nobody is going to be a legend from this current team based on what we're doing at the moment."
"Phil Ivey: The man, the myth, the legend chasing bracelet number 11."
"Ramon Decker: one of the greatest Western Legends in Muay Thai history."
"Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest players that's ever lived. He's not rubbish, and he's not finished."
"Once he ruled the world of football, Ronaldo. Wow."
"I think kdb is Manchester's greatest player of all time."
"I think it’s really important that we remember we do have the power and there are great organizations helping make sure."
"It's Messi's last dance at the World Cup but the little magician is still putting on a show."
"Nobody has a resume or a legacy like Manny Pacquiao."
"Simply put, the Admiral was one of the greatest two-way players that the game has ever seen."
"What is there to say that you don't already know about Magic?"
"Larry Bird is one of the five greatest offensive players of all time."
"Arnold Palmer, a legendary figure in the world of golf, passed away on September 25th in 2016 in Pittsburgh at the age of 87 due to complications from heart problems."
"Anderson Silva is without a question a legend of the sport, the word Legend does not even embody what he has done."
"He was a Lisbon lion European Cup winner, won 11 League titles, eight Scottish cups, five League cups - I mean, that alone is insane!"
"Henry Armstrong began a historic career in the ring that would see him ranked as one of the greatest fighters of all time."
"Prime 44 West was created to honor the hometown hero and basketball legend Jerry West, and it successfully does just that."
"Senna: A legend like Michael Jordan, instantly synonymous with perfection."
"He's the greatest athlete of all time... Phil Kessel's stats as a Penguin."
"Habib Nurmagomedov at our point would not only be the legend of the lightweight division, but he would be the powerful pound number one fighter of right now."
"Austin Matthews will likely go down as one of the greatest goal scorers to ever play the game."
"Sebastian Vettel will forever be a Formula One legend who in his prime was absolutely unbeatable."
"Andy Cole is an absolute legend. That's a hundred percent fact."
"Elgin Baylor was indeed one of the greatest NBA players of all time."
"Lionel Andres Messi continues to build on his legacy as... the greatest most extravagantly gifted player the world has witnessed."
"End of an era, legend of the sport, Sebastian Vettel mate, it's been a pleasure."
"Fedor: the greatest heavyweight of all time."
"This is a first ballot Hall of Famer that we are watching at the quarterback position."
"Finally after so many years as a pro after collecting six World titles the legend that is Steve Davis has just finally announced his retirement as a player."
"Rafael Nadal is one of the greatest legends in tennis history."
"Joe Montana, one of the all-time greats."
"Scotty Pippen is rightly viewed as an all-time great."
"He was awesome, what a legend. That's got to be one of the greatest athletes in the history of mankind, right?"
"From superstar to legend to rugby league immortality, Darren Lockyer!"
"And so Sunil Gavaskar joins the ranks of ESPN's legends of cricket."
"Hands down a first ballot hall of famer."
"The United States proudly honors Mariano Rivera for being a legend of the game of baseball and for his commitment to strengthening America's communities."
"The legend of Big Country lives on."
"...the great one the greatest player of all time and definitely don't really have to do much explaining for this pic he's done pretty much everything there is to do at the NHL level."
"He was the best I'm telling you, he is the greatest hockey player who ever played today because I've seen them all."
"Valentino Rossi has been the goat and he's had a wonderful wonderful career."
"But what we do know is that this hall of famer was one of the best wide receivers ever."
"Barry Bonds, the Hall of Famer. Undeniable. You can't deny that."
"He's the greatest defensive player I've ever seen and one could argue the greatest defensive player anyone's ever seen."
"She's truly in a league of her own."
"Walter Johnson was a 20-year phenomenon."
"What a player, arguably the GOAT."
"I'm gonna go with the great one, I'm gonna go with Gretzky."
"Iron Mike Tyson, I had to have him on my board."
"Earl Anthony, truly a legend of the game."
"Bo's stirs the imagination of fans and collectors nearly three decades after his career in the NFL and Major League Baseball ended."
"With wins over Michael Todd, Devon Larratt, Dave Chaffee within the span of less than 12 months, he showed the world why he's the greatest of all time."
"We're talking about the one dude that is this special dude out of all these cats, one of the dudes that's most renowned as the greatest player to ever play basketball in the history of the game worldwide."
"So much history right here, part of the legend that is Tiger Woods."
"I don't think anybody really compares to Michael Jordan."
"Invincible, you're a Premier League Legend."
"I think he's a Premier League Legend."
"There's a feeling in the air that the old Tiger is back, and everyone is waiting for him to strike."
"Tiger Woods is one of the greatest athletes in the history of sports."
"He's a true legend of the game, an icon of our game, he's a living legend."
"He is the undisputed best of all time."
"They'll honor the sport's all-time greatest champion, Donald Denny, by attempting four of his famous feats."
"He was the greatest basketball player in NBA history and I don't know if anybody is going to even come close."
"Michael Jordan finished his last season with the Bulls on top as inarguably the best player in the world."
"Wayne Gretzky, maybe the best hockey player ever."
"Seeing MJ play against our era and still be dominant... was special."
"He's simply one of the best footballers of all time."
"He is Mr. Hockey, then, now, and always."
"Paying tribute to the great Walter Payton."
"Absolute Legend, Hall of Famer, Lou 'The Toe' Groza."
"Great football player, a legend, an immortal."
"Chris Flynn is the greatest player in the history of Canadian University football."
"He's one of the greatest all-time players that ever played the game."
"The legend of quarterback Joe Montana has grown with every game."
"There is only one man who is known as the king of football."
"They called him the galloping ghost, the Wheaton Iceman, and the flying terror."
"A legend in his own lifetime, you can't say that about many."
"Pelé, despite being the greatest of his generation, still has the most misunderstood and controversial career of all time."
"What more superlatives can we say about the Tiger?"
"Jordan challenged shots at the rim... he could come out of anywhere like the boogeyman."
"James Harden's regular season resume is that of an all-time legend."
"Make no mistake about it, one of the very few legends of the sport of arm wrestling."
"The undisputed greatest hitter of all time."
"Mick Quinn wrote his own chapter in Geordie folklore."
"I Gordie Howe, sometimes called the Babe Ruth of ice hockey."
"The legend of Manny Pacquiao has just grown."
"A crunch time legend who's redefined what it means to be clutch."
"Anthony Cirelli is royalty in Oshawa, never has to buy a drink, Memorial Cup champion."
"Bo knows, and everybody else knows, that there will never be anybody like Bo."
"Well Messi won 12 League titles, he won four Champions Leagues, he won seven Balon, he was Argentinian Player of the Year 14 times, he won the Copa America and to cap it all he won the World Cup as well."
"Floyd Mayweather is a living legend."
"Jeremy McGrath is the unquestioned king of supercross, seven titles and 72 wins."
"I spoke to him to help me with my career because obviously he's a cornerstone and a legend in sport and athletics."
"With a six-nine inches frame and an unparalleled basketball IQ, Larry Bird was a force to be reckoned with on the court."
"He may be the best all-around shortstop of all time."
"He was one of the greatest riders of all time, and people say if anybody could come back, it would be David Bailey."
"He's the Iron Man, we call him the GOAT for a reason; he's the greatest of all time."
"Who doesn't idolize Sebastian K, he's a legend of our sport."
"Jim Thorpe, greatest of all time. The GOAT."
"I'm really happy to be able to see Kobe, which is a legend of our generation."
"Kelly Slater, that's the GOAT, he is the GOAT."
"Barry Sanders, best running back of all time, in my opinion."
"Tom Brady definitely... he's the greatest quarterback ever, and nobody's going to dispute that."
"I can't believe that this version of LeBron James exists at age 39 in year 21."
"He truly is the GOAT of beach volleyball."
"Probably the greatest sportsman of all time, still getting to finals at 37."
"A hero to many and a legend of the jumping game."
"One of the most winning volleyball players in history, a living legend."
"The new legend is born in the boxing world right here, right now."
"He's already reached legendary status."
"That was the stuff that made the Tiger legend."
"Holloway, one of the biggest legends, one of my favorite fighters to watch."
"Your NBA GOAT, it is Michael Jordan. Jordan is the goat."
"He is an absolute legend, the most dominant player in the history of beach volleyball."
"It's a win for Finn Sergeant, East Coast legend junior."
"She's a legend; she's been playing and been on the circuit since 2010. Legend with a medal."
"The legend continues to grow, James Stewart has done it."
"He's one of the best four players in the history of the game, and Sidney Crosby deserves to be talked about in those conversations."
"When you insult Bale, you insult the history of this club."
"LaDainian Tomlinson, famously known as 'LT,' is widely regarded as one of the greatest running backs in NFL history."
"What a send-off too, for Sunil Narine, yeah, fitting ending for him, he has been a master, a genius of the game."
"Michael Jordan is widely regarded as the best basketball player of all time."
"That's why he's the greatest player in the game."
"He's literally a living legend playing on the pitch."
"Lionel Messi, the man, the myth, the legend, the GOAT."