"Akil Carr was turning into something much bigger than basketball; he was turning into a Baltimore native legend."
"He’s a man of the community, one of the good guys."
"THE ONLY GOOD NEWS HERE TODAY IS WE ARE BRINGING HOME DELCO'S ANOTHER HERO."
"He's a local lad, he supported us and boy what a player is unbelievable."
"SHE WAS A PIONEER BECAUSE SHE WAS ORIGINAL, SHE WAS AUTHENTIC, SHE WAS A REAL ONE THAT HELD IT DOWN FOR NEW ORLEANS AND FOR THE MAGNOLIA PROJECT."
"Nipsey is and was a man of the community whose community first."
"Everywhere he goes in Scotland, they know him by two words: undisputed champion."
"He's something of a local legend in his area and has been working tirelessly towards one day fighting in a major strongman competition."
"He continued to give back to the community in which he lived and thrived." - Aaron Cummings
"Most people here are very proud that he came from brienne."
"Support JL, he's an amazing guy, he has a passion for food and a passion for supporting communities throughout Philadelphia."
"Kikoa has given so much to Saint John, and it's just, it is, it's family."
"CM Punk walking through his hometown crowd with the WWE Championship."
"That's right, Jesse Kahn will be the greatest thing this town has ever seen."
"A new fever has infected Arlington, El Bombi Adolis García."
"Forbes Zilla says, 'Dude, my man is a local hero.'"
"My hero, my inspiration, working out in the front yard in his house in Culver City."
"The amount of pressure on Conor McGregor's shoulders, he brought the UFC back to his hometown."
"Being the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man means looking out for the community."
"Andy Burnham of Greater Manchester, Liverpool salutes this guy. He is an absolute champion of the people and, you know, I would love 10 seconds of that man's time just to shake his hand when that becomes allowed again."
"He did such a great job of never losing the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man."
"He's a local lad, he is what we should be championing."
"He's someone from our community who went above and beyond."
"You could make good money, you know, you'd be the champ of one town and there'd be another town over and you know everybody would bet on on the hometown boy."
"He's become a folk hero in Mississippi."
"He definitely has helped put Rhinelander on the map and has made a name for our community."
"It could be history for McIlhenny here on home turf."
"Finally, Regina has something Saskatoon doesn't. We have the only vigilante hero in the great province of Saskatchewan."
"Fred was a genuine son of Bolton."
"In this part of Canada, Greg Moore will always be considered a winner and a hero."
"It's a 10-minute walk from the streets where Shawn Wayne grew up to the DW Stadium, the home of the Wigan Warriors."
"This place erupts, Netherlands has a home winner, it's Roy of the Rovers stuff, Mathieu van der Poel."
"Nikolai is heralded as a local hero by members of his village."
"The hometown hero Casey Ashley in Greenville, South Carolina."
"Bakery Town's very own hero, Bread."
"He is the intersection of conscious rap and reality rap, a hometown hero for Houston, Texas."
"Anthony Cirelli is royalty in Oshawa, never has to buy a drink, Memorial Cup champion."
"They really do adore him; they come from all over Europe, but in Belgium, he is the local boy that has done so much for the sport."
"It's all about this guy right now, the local hero, Jason Farrell."
"It's hotter and hotter with Randy to Puniet, the local hero, leading this Grand Prix."
"Jeff Stanton, the defending champ, in front of the hometown crowd, gives them something to cheer about as he takes the checkered flag."
"After the war, Voytek became a local celebrity among the Scottish people."
"In the heart of Highland Park, Los Angeles, a feline warrior named Max earned his stripes."
"Pava was a very young, talented, devoted Baltimorean, someone that I had the opportunity to get to know over the past few years."
"What a match for the hometown crowd to view, Dutch is a doomin their Hometown hero."
"Brad McDonald is one of the best-known Capitola heroes of the past half century."
"Hey, a tug of war champion of Easton Vale does it again."
"We are very proud that such a talented football player was born on our small island."
"What a finish for the Wisconsin native, Dane Weinbach!"
"Way to go, Andrew Hall, Walla Walla Washington, and all its fans."
"Graham Kennedy will always be remembered as Mr. Melbourne by the generations who grew up with him in that city."