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"Michael Jordan almost always got the one-up on his opponents by responding with consistent excellence."
"Instead of spreading negativity, let's show genuine love and support to our players."
"I think what we saw in the first half is not what defines a game. It's about how you finish."
"This kind of effort is outstanding for McCaffrey. It's contagious to a team. It's awesome."
"I just didn't want to lose the game...we just played it for them."
"He plays the game the way it should be played."
"Let's have the same positive attitude we expect in that locker room at halftime and our fans in the second half. We're back, baby."
"What I don't want Arsenal to do is get desperate and think, 'Oh, we have to win.' We do have to win, but don't lose the game."
"In this arena, we don't just fight our opponents; we battle our limits."
"The passion that is seeping through every orifice of these players is one of the reasons why they are going to win the league."
"On the night, all that textbook stuff goes out the window, and you just got to be relentless, give it your best."
"The team showed great character to bring out a good away result."
"The bond we have, the team spirit and the team feeling we have is unbelievable."
"When the best fight the best, there is no defeat."
"Nobody's asking you to compete like you're going up against the playoffs, but you can give the fans at least that."
"Erland Harland, who probably won't enjoy coming off. As a striker, you want to score."
"I've always wanted to make the game better, leave it in a better spot than I found it."
"A good well-founded rivalry can be something beautiful and does not need to be taken all too seriously at all."
"It's an honor to compete against you and I have great respect for you, for the way you carry yourself on and off the field."
"The blood, sweat, and tears I put behind this [expletive], I'll never accept that [I can't play the game anymore]."
"Runner sees competitor collapse before finish line and gives up winning to help him."
"We're creating now; look, we can't stop scoring."
"I could never have been the player I was without you, coach."
"Shoot, we'll be all right. Hey, what's crazy is actually..."
"Boxing doesn't just need great fighters; it needs great ambassadors."
"Two World Class Warriors risking it all for our entertainment."
"Well done to Anthony Joshua, very humble in victory."
"Thank you all for being here, well done to Anthony Joshua, phenomenal."
"I just love racing, so it doesn't matter where you are as long as you're trying to progress forwards."
"Being the greatest isn't just about how you play on the field; it's about what you stand for off the field, it's about who we are as a sport and a country."
"Every possession for me was personal, whether it was offense or defense."
"It's what That's Football's about, isn't it? We're all fans of different clubs, but we all love football."
"You don't play in the first team unless you end up having that obsession of your craft."
"We'd always just get in the car and say, 'You know what, we enjoyed it. Play with a smile on your face.'"
"I always talk about wanting the ball when you've got 70 80,000 when you're losing at home. That's bravery."
"The whole point of being a supporter is that you stick through, you buy your club in the hard times."
"You trash talk before the match to build hype for it. If you trash talk after the match, you're basically just an asshole."
"This has been a crazy good tournament for him. He's such a lovely guy in real life as well. Humble doesn't even begin to describe this guy."
"It's okay to lose as long as you do your thing the best you can."
"I'm here to strike people out and I'm here to entertain the fans."
"It's not about winning the contest, it's about furthering the sport, Personal Achievement."
"Show humility in victory and let fresh wounds heal. It's in your best interest that everyone accepts the outcome, comes to terms with it, and moves on."
"We appreciate everybody's sportsmanship and being respectful to one another."
"Every other team in this competition isn't gonna know what hit 'em."
"In sports, you don't play to be flashy; you play to win."
"Winning with grace is really important because it doesn't foster resentment from the other side."
"In addition to being fair and just, sportsmanship also means that you don't do things that then make you look bad."
"The main thing sportsmanship rating: improve that, then you should be matched up against technically cleaner people."
"It's like boxing. You gotta respect the craft. Everybody, after the fight, for the most part, always say, man, we said whatever we said, but I got so much respect for him."
"Great players find a way to be great, no matter what the era is."
"We won't out-coach you or out-talent you, but we will out-culture you."
"That's sportsmanship there. Oh, that's a great shot there."
"You were really genuinely thrilled for him. We got you on the monitor. It's absolutely great sportsmanship."
"We thank you for the human spirit of competition, which is a reason we're together today."
"I mean, they just make me want to be a better player, but even more importantly, a better person."
"You scored the goal, Pedro, so you get the trophy. But we all scored the goal together, Peppa, as a team."
"Good things happen to good people in this game."
"Leave the game better than you found it and when it comes time for you to leave, leave a legend."
"An MMA champion in his boxing debut made The Undefeated number one heavyweight boxer resort to cheating."
"I think you care more about the person than you do about the player. I love Nick as a brother, as a person, before anything else football-wise."
"When you come to reach towards the end of your career... it becomes about your personal responsibility to make sure that you are out there on the pitch."
"If you can't get up for that, I don't know why you're here. The game's hard but it's easy to get up for."
"As exciting as victory can feel and be, it's just as horrible to be on the other side and getting completely obliterated."
"My salutes go out to them, my respect goes out to everyone who signed up for this game."
"Being a truly great player is being adaptable to all these situations."
"I'm not here to talk and jibber and jabber and argue like we've been doing before. I'm here to kick his ass on Saturday."
"Tonight we can celebrate, it's always great to win a game like that."
"The camaraderie, the sportsmanship, I mean, what a great night."
"It's all good, bro. Greg Olson is a great dude."
"You win some, you lose some, and you got to be as much of a man in defeat as what you are in victory."
"The memories that sports create, the bonds that it creates, it's a responsibility."
"Leave no doubt. I didn't knock him out the first time. I'm coming back, and I'm getting that crazy W. The crazy highlight reel knockout. I can do it."
"The true definition of competition is between two evenly matched teams. How do you [expletive] know that's not the case? No one is actually evenly matched. We find out which team was better through the competition."
"In addition to being two very talented fighters, Steve and Leo are two incredibly nice people, no animosity, and you can see having to be told to fight on from referee."
"It shouldn't be about winning or losing, it should be about having fun."
"I'm not even upset about being in the shirt of shame; this was so fun."
"Play the ball as it lies; it's the oldest rule and probably the first rule in the book."
"You do not make it this far in this tournament without being good."
"And, at their best, sports also unite nations, and bring players and fans together, and teach us not just how to win well, but also how to lose well and how to empathize with the experiences of our opponents."
"Sometimes you gotta pin your opponents down, you know, make sure that they don't pass it, and then it's all Gucci."
"Roger Federer just carried himself with so much dignity and class."
"It's not about the size of the racket; it's about figuring out how to be so good at this, no matter what size racket I have."
"Simone Biles, just making your commonplace like it's nothing."
"This stall is not about winning at all costs; it's about having fun."
"As a player, I want to long be remembered as a good teammate. That's it."
"Winning is hard in this league, and you have to learn how to win."
"We all made deals in the end. Good game. Good game."
"Not because you like me, just because Izzy sucks. When I represent your country more than Izzy does, it's easy to support me."
"This poor man, what is... I am rooting for Ding because he's a nice guy. He gives calm, respectful interviews. He's a gentleman; he's a scholar; he's a big reader."
"You can hate each other as much as you want, but you have to fight these other legendary bad motherfuckers to yourself become a legend."
"Yes, absolutely. You have to give the right of way to those who are downhill."
"Lovely passage of play from South Africa: industry and purpose."
"You have to be appreciative of basketball and great basketball."
"Leon wasn't even worried... very humble in victory."
"Daniel Nanu taking center stage along with one of the most accomplished PLO players in the world, Mr. Dylan Wisman."
"Absolutely ridiculous from Shakib Al Hasan, a highly experienced campaigner, a wonderful player, and to play a shot like that when his team has just lost the early wicket in the same over is highly uncalled for and highly irresponsible."
"Very pleased to be here...trying to play my best Cricket wherever I play."
"I think Patrick is such a hard-working and dedicated player."
"We're one of the teams that are not afraid to come out swinging."
"It really is a pleasure that we can kind of break bread and just make sure that we have the best fights for the fans."
"Being a champion is more than just being able to throw punches."
"You owe it to your fans to take on challenges."
"Please give a big round of applause for all the players that showed up and made this the largest European tournament in history."
"The job of the sportsman is to keep people entertained."
"There could be no more fitting send-off for a true British sportsman and countryman."
"Don't dude, it's just a game man, chill out."
"He's the most selfless teammate I've ever played with."
"That's unlucky, guys. I tell you what, that is a fantastic effort."
"At the end of the day, you just got to focus on making good contact."
"Red realizes he's been bested and he says, 'Damn, nice comeback. I respect that a lot.'"
"Peter Sagan is not only one of the greatest cyclists of all time, he's also willing and able to fix a puncture for a rider in need."
"George is the sweetest guy in practice, never hurts his partners. He was really the guy that changed the face of mixed martial arts."
"Every day you're seeing players, clubs come together, and that's a great thing. That's what this is all about, is being together, moving forward."
"You're magic, honestly. Great athlete, keep it going, mate. Honestly, I love watching you."
"Very lucky to play these amazing golf courses, albeit my game's not always there, but either way, smile."
"It's not just about the golf, it's about the friendship and the competition."
"Because we're Manchester United, and you very rarely should go, 'Wow, at least they put their heart and sweat, blood, sweat, and tears into the shirt.' We shouldn't be championing that."
"Michael Jordan, he's a true gentleman, very knowledgeable about the game and the ethics and conduct on a golf course."
"Let's have a round of applause for these two amazing welterweight warriors."
"No matter how good you are, everyone has to lose eventually."
"It's the rare super fight in this era where it's not about the build-up... it's about the guarantee that come Fight Night these two are going to deliver."
"Rivaldo, a Brazilian marvel, was a genius with the ball at his feet."
"I love the fact that some of the players are willing to come forward and actually kind of jokingly trash-talk a little bit."
"Great to see the respect between [the drivers] wonderful to see the racecraft."
"I thought they were competitive, I thought they were aggressive, I thought they were standing up for themselves."
"Even losing, you know, you're like that was a great battle because it felt like we fought really hard."
"It's always nice to beat Arsenal, even if it is a friendly."
"This is for everyone. Let's give it everything, win or lose. That's what makes us the pride of London."
"Don't be discouraged in the moment. You're going to feel cheated, robbed, but carry the fact that you won on the course, all the practice, all the effort."
"Competition isn't fair; if you are actually worse, you're supposed to lose gracefully. That's the basis of competition."
"Just enjoy the win. I don't know why they're so fixated on this negative stuff."
"This is an example of a good loss. I'm not even mad at it."
"Andrew is a very tough opponent, always so. I was trying to adjust my position, but he was very, very sneaky and very slippery. I was like, 'Oh, I'm getting him, getting it,' and he pops out. Yeah, it was a very good match."
"The genuine love and respect and the gratitude they have for me is why you play the game."
"I wouldn't mind Chelsea scoring one goal just from a complete spectator point of view."
"It'd be great for the sport of boxing... then it will show a level of respect that doesn't have to be aligned with disrespect or be entertaining."
"I'm not gonna make excuses, he was the better man tonight."
"We don't need the bad blood to promote the next fight. We don't need to teach the younger fighters that that's what they have to do to get money."
"The iconic image of both athletes bowing in front of each other... as if to say 'This is yours now. Stand up.' You just can't help but feel chills."
"I don't know, I'm always going to try to get the win because you never know what could happen."
"Winning isn't everything, we need different winners in football to remind us of why we love this game."
"A fan wants to see that you care. Even when you're down there and you're struggling, fans want to see effort."
"It hurts because here's a guy that played the game the right way."
"We understand your jealousy, your hatred, because we are the world's favorite tag team."
"We don't play nice. Team Taz doesn't play nice."
"I'd like to apologize. I was not familiar with your game. You are definitely not overrated, you're a dog. My apologies."
"A great player doesn't just study everyone at their position; they become a student of every great player and try to adopt what they can, and that keeps them getting greater."
"The Dutch deserve to win. Just because you don't like their style of football doesn't mean they don't deserve to win."
"When Joe DiMaggio was asked why he hustled on every play of every game, he responded that, 'There's always a kid who may be seeing me for the first time, I owe him my best.'"
"At the end of the day, it doesn't matter who won because we had fun."
"Larry Bird, what he was lacking in his physical abilities, he made up with heart and basketball IQ."
"If the championship is on the line, or my life depends on it, I wouldn't hesitate one second. Larry Bird is my man."
"The score takes care of itself if you do all the other things."
"I just want to be somewhere where it's a team. Where it's not about the money, it's about the game."
"I've never seen such genuine love for the game anymore, especially not in this sport."
"It's not about the individual accolades; it's all about the team."
"Wemby's former teammates have gone on record saying that his work ethic is relentless, the best they have ever seen."
"There was no better feeling than going into a hostile environment on the road and kicking somebody's ass and sending them home."
"This is football in its purest form. They're playing for the colors. They're playing for pride."
"We don't deserve to win that game. There are no excuses."
"It's important that our enemy is not each other, but the opposing team."
"I love that you get the purity of the true kickoff return plus the player safety. Everybody wins."
"I don't want to look around that pitch on Sunday and see individuals. I want to see a collective."
"Rings will humble you and it forces you to focus on the fundamentals."
"Take our chances. Be ruthless. That's the difference between us and the best of the best."
"And we can talk after we win the World Cup, uh, and we can uh quietly ignore each other if we lose."
"As a captain, my job was to steward it, to leave it better for having played in it."
"We did feel proud in the way that we played the game and what we set out to do and what we could control."
"I just felt bad for everyone involved. I would love to see him get another chance in the league. I think the league, I think he deserves it, I think the league would be better for it."
"There's absolutely no questioning Baker Mayfield's heart or his dedication to the city of Cleveland."
"We've adopted these guys as our family and we've got two great teams out here."
"At the end of the day, we're getting the points on the board, and that's the most important thing."
"Great recognition from Dario, great cross from Corrales, and then great lead from De Costa and then great finish from Rivas."
"Are you going to race every button? No, of course not. Alright, I respect you far too much for that."
"You pound on the floor to play defense, play with emotion."
"Congratulations to Manchester City, onward in the Premier League title."
"Do your job, you're a Manchester United player."
"I'm proud that we gave the fans their money's worth."
"Holly, respect's a good read when he sees one game recognized games so correct."
"WWE can step forward into 2024 and beyond with goodwill that hasn't been seen in several years."
"The true test would be what happened when they were put into the ring for a match."
"The dude guardar is the best player... he just does everything right... he's a warrior."
"We've buried the Wes trap, but he better bring it."
"You gotta compete and you gotta play hard and you gotta show the fans how good they really are." - Larry Bird
"Winning was about bringing other people with him, it really was never an individual sport for him."
"You've got competitive people and they're going to do whatever is required to perform the best in their sport."
"It's terrifying granted it kind of sounds like they were cheering my name when I first heard it since we shared the same vowel and name structure but the point still stands this is the sound of true rivals giving it their all."
"So if somebody throw that ball up and say, okay, these guys, they sitting out tonight, here you go. Then you know, you gotta step up. You gotta be ready to go."
"He's a great sport, he knew we were taking the pictures."
"That's big, our team from day one they were amazing dudes."
"I really need to stop bullying the AI not every overtake needs to be a violent one."
"Mentality first and foremost, then quality, physicality, pace, skills - you need the full package."
"Pack it up boys we've got 'em! We already destroyed these clowns once, and we were the underdogs! Now, we're the over dogs? Hotdogs. Exactly. This is gonna be E-Z."
"Sometimes when you get pushed by an opponent, it makes you come up with new things. I really like what Akarashida did tonight. Awesome."
"Thank you, Tom, you're a legend. The man of the match, the Vanguard who took down a Titan."
"I'm not rooting for him to lose, oh really I'm not."
"That your competitors are there congratulating you, applauding you for success."
"I wanted to be remembered as a player that didn't waste a moment."
"You gotta be aware when your opponent still has class."
"Kobe would want these guys to play but he'd want them to push forward in his memory."