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"I want to create spaces where young people are seen, heard, and inspired to take up space."

"Just start! Whether it’s watching games, writing, taking pictures, or even starting a YouTube channel, begin where you are."

"It won’t be easy, but it’s the journey that shapes you and builds your character. Along the way, you’ll be reminded of your ‘why,’ and that’s what will keep you going."

"Of everyone on Golden State, open shot, fate of the universe on the line or the Martians have the death beam pointed at Earth, you better hit it, I want Iguodala! That's right. And I know what that sounds like and it's not fair to Steph because so much defensive attention is paid to him. And I'm not saying Steph's not a better shooter, he's a way better shooter. Iguodala's got ice water in his veins. Iguodala is that type of player. High leverage moment, fate of the universe on the line, I want – open shot, not go get it – I want Iguodala taking that shot for me."

"My goal is simply to give them back their happiness. And they give a lot to us because they show a strength that is admirable."

"There were less peaceful times in my environment, but I always had a lot of support. You get close to people who think like you, who have similar values, and you learn to recognize and identify those people. Tennis meant that I was surrounded by a lot of people and developed good radar to identify who was who."

"It’s clear that the new generations grow up with them as a given, but to be communicating all the time, it’s almost obligation to do so… It becomes more difficult to stay focused on the essential, to have balance."

"It was such a mobilizing thing that I decided to get involved."

"It was not a decision I had to make, but something that reflected my personality. Basically, I had little interest in exposing myself, when I played my privacy was very important to me. It may have something to do with why I came to the fore at a very young age."

"I am happy to have won the championship. Many people have improved, the last time I played here there were not many woman candidate masters, today we have about three kids with those titles and I was really impressed with the way they played."

"It is every athlete’s dream to compete in the Olympics and the competition is stiff. We might have qualified via wild card but in every sport, anything can happen. I am going there to compete not to make up the numbers."

"When it started there was not much - we didn't have women in the BDF (Botswana Defence Force) or football and everybody is now following."

"I thought I could do something with it." Three years down the line, Morake sees herself as the beginning of women's boxing in the country."

"So this is just the beginning. I'm the beginning of women's boxing in the country."

"“After my football career, I’m hoping to give back to the community. I’m hoping to probe into young talents, and I want to use my experiences that I’ve got in football to change people’s lives.”"

"“We realised that we achieved a dream and we are also giving an opportunity to other youngsters to be able to dream because we realised that with perseverance, hard work and discipline, nothing is impossible.”"

"“Personally, I feel honored to be with Milan for the second season. We’ve been working as a group and I know the efforts that the technical team has put in and the task that they have in the team. And I feel very blessed to be a part of Milan also in the second half of the season.”"

"“In my opinion, in the previous games that we lost, especially also in the Derby, they didn’t go our way. We need to also give credit to Inter as they are a good team and also we are also an equally good team. So when we played and played to win, it’s just unfortunate that the results didn’t go our way.”"

"“Training in Manchester, I realized that playing football is what I want to do. It was where I realized my dream of being a footballer. And when I moved to Australia, where I played for Canberra United, it was my first professional contract. And with that I got an eye opener on how it is to be a professional, how to behave and how it is to play at the highest level.”"

"“And those memories will stay with us, despite the defeat. We always want to play in the best stadiums. We always want to play in the best countries, and given that opportunity by Milan, we’ll always be grateful.”"

"“With the game against Empoli, is also going to be a difficult one. We know they are also a good team like any other team in the league. So it’s a good chance for us to redeem ourselves as a team and to focus on the positives that we are going out there to get”"

"“The nickname ‘Fifi’ is cut from Refiloe. So instead of seeing the whole of ‘Refiloe’, we just take too the ‘Fi’ and make it ‘Fifi’, so it’s a short way of saying ‘Refiloe’.”"

"“Playing at the San Siro has always been my dream, and I know it’s every footballer’s dream to play in such an iconic stadium. And despite the results that we got against Juventus, I think we played well as a team.""

"He fought against chewing tobacco, wrote two more books, helped found an organization to assist former players in need, and worked tirelessly to try to help Native American kids. By any measure, that's a full life."

"Never trust a baserunner with a limp. Comes a base hit and you'll think he just got back from Lourdes."

"I went through life as 'a player to be named later'."

"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: When you bought your ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."

"Not only was I not the best catcher in the major leagues, I wasn’t even the best catcher on my street."

"Her tone of voice and style of commentary is both passionate and knowledgeable. Isa Guha is the best female cricket commentator in the world and of quite possibly of all-time,"

"Women are made to feel grateful for progress but there is still so much to be done to reach equity (& that isn't just equal pay). Players associations are a vital part of reaching this. India women will dominate the global stage when as much thought goes into their game as the men"

"It's going, going, going — to be caught."

"It's like watching Mario Andretti park a car."

"He was a jewel. He loved the game of baseball. He loved to see it played correctly and smartly. He loved to talk baseball. He deeply understood the game, especially hitting."

"I predicted at the (and that was early in the Series, not after he had carried it away in his pocket), I said he would replace the Babe. He is sho chuck full of personality and he is boastful, but it's not in a fresh way. It's in a kidding way, and he is always laughing, and he is what they call a natural ball player. He can do anything. put him in there to run bases, because he can run bases, and he will get a hit off anybody's pitching, and he loves to play ball. Will pitch every day if they let him."

"'Dizzy' ain't dizzy and 'Daffy' ain't daffy. They're plenty smart and fine boys."

"Well, this 'headwork' on my part comes in good because the ball hits me smack dab in the middle of the forehead and knocks me colder than a mackerel, but I busts up the double play. I don't come to for a half-hour, and they rush me to the hospital to take a lot of X-rays and see how bad off I am. [...] The next day the papers come out with big headlines, "Dizzy Dean's Head Shows Nothing." I think they could have worded it different."

"I ain't done nothin' about my language yet, but I want to say one thing. It don't make no difference how you say it, just so you say it in a way that makes sense. Did you ever meet anyone in your life that didn't know what ain't means?"

"You learn 'em English, and I'll learn 'em baseball."

"Diz never announced. He just sort of talked the game. That's the way he was on television, on radio before. You felt you were around a potbellied stove and he was speaking to you. He was funny, warm. He didn't let you listen or watch; he made you."

", I wish you and Satchel played with me on the Cardinals. Hell, the pennant would be won by July 4th and we could go fishing until World Series time."

"Palettone non demorde, non rinun- Abbiamo visto abbastanza, ciao a tutti, ciao a tutti, ciao a tutti!"

"Ha pareggiato il Cesena! Ha pareggiato il Cesena! Ha pareggiato il Cesena! Ragazzi, ha pareggiato il Cesena! Vai Mario Beretta, io ti amo! Mario Beretta, io ti amo! Guardo il cielo di San Siro e ti amo! Vai Mario! Vai Mario, pareggio Mario! Vai Mario, pareggio Mario!"

"Voglio morire in questo momento, voglio morire adesso, senza pietà... Uscita a vuoto di Donnarumma, gol di Icardi... Voglio morire adesso... Una roba pazzesca, una roba che ci perseguiterà per tutta la stagione, Dio mio! Dal nulla, questi cavano fuori gol dal nulla... Danno una pesciata al pallone e noi poi svolazziamo per- svolazziamo per niente... Incredibile, incredibile! Sono incazzato come una bestia rara! Guarda che cosa facciamo... guarda, palla nostra, in con- guarda che cosa gli regaliamo... È tutto il campionato che regaliamo gol, e questo è il più crudele, il più brutto, il più beffardo... (After a deep breath) Vincere di regalo al 93', pazzesco, pazzesco, pazzesco! Una roba più brutta che più brutta non si può, però la dobbiamo smettere di andare in giro a regalare gol per niente, ragazzi... la dobbiamo smettere di regalare gol per niente... È una roba di un brutto, e questi saltano- c'hanno un culo che è più grande di una casa... E noi siamo fessi, siamo polli... Siamo i polli più grandi del mondo!"

"Fate entrare Yepes! Fate entrare Yepes! Non entra Yepes, perché non entra Yepes? Perché non entra Yepes? Perché non entra Yepes? (...) Facciamo entrare Yepes, ragazzi, vi prego?! Sono in preda a un delirio, lo so, però io- però io lo voglio! (...) Ma perché non entra Yepes, perché? (...) Mi fate entrare- vi prego una cosa voglio nella vita d'ora in poi: l'ingresso in campo di Mario Yepes, posso? (...) L'arbitro non dà l'ok, perché non deve dare l'ok?"

"C'è un solo allenatore in piedi, c'è un solo allenatore in piedi! È il nostro! C'è un solo allenatore in piedi! Si chiama Massimiliano, il suo cognome è Allegri! Ce n'è solo uno in piedi! Allenava l'Aglianese, sì e allora?! Problemi?! Problemi?!"

"Gol! Gol! Gol! Sulley! Sulley! (Noticing that the goal was not convalidated) Cos'è? Ma non era gol? Ma non era gol? È ripartita la Juve in contropiede... (After watching the replay) Era gol! Ma era dentro! Ma è dentro clamorosa! Ma è dentro clamorosa! Ma non si può vivere così! Ma è dentro clamorosa! Ma basta! Ma basta! Basta, questi qui! L'ha presa dentro Buffon! Gigi, perché non l'hai detto?! Gigi, perché non l'hai detto?! Gigi! Guardami negli occhi, Gigi! Perché non l'hai detto, grande campione, Gigi?! Ma che roba brutta! Piangi, Conte! Guarda l'azione e piangi!"

"Tiziano Crudeli: C'è qui una persona che vuole salutare- Fabio Ravezzani: Elio Corno- Mauro Suma: La stiamo vincendo, la stiamo vincendo, e consiglio ai gufi di cambiar- [Interference during the call] Perdonami Fabio, scusami, ne abbiamo subite tante fino adesso, non è ancora finita, speriamo bene, ma adesso la stiamo vincendo noi, speriamo bene! Ravezzani: [Wrongly attributing the voice to Milan supporter and commentator Carlo Pellegatti] Questo è Pellegatti! Questo è il mitico Pellegatti! Vedo Scarpini che ride! Suma: Scarpini! Scarpini! Scarpini! Roberto Scarpini: Eccallà! Lo sai che però non è finita però ancora eh! Quindi tieni i tuoi amuleti lì... Ravezzani: [Correcting himself for the previous voice attribution] Ma questo è Suma! Suma: Vai a La Coruña, Scarpini! Vai a La Coruña, Scarpini! Vai a La Coruña! Scarpini: Voi ci siete già andati e avete lasciato come si dice! Suma: Fabio ci sentiamo dopo, speriamo bene, non è ancora finita, speriamo bene!"

"Ho tanti dubbi sulla posizione di partenza di Tevez... ho tanti dubbi sulla posizione di partenza di Tevez... ho tanti dubbi... almeno cosi avanti... ho tanti dubbi sulla posizione... tanto così... ho tanti dubbi sulla posizione di Tevez... è sempre così!"

"Che bello quando vengono questi gol! 1-2-3, 1-2-3! È un'azione bellissima, il gol dei ragazzi! Jon Dahl Tomasson! Che azione, che azione! Subito al Musée d'Orsay, prendi la registrazione, Claudio Lippi! Tiziana, porta - prendi il primo aereo per Parigi, è da mettere al Louvre! Signori, Monet non può far meglio! Che azione! (Watching the replay) Dentro, Tomasson, pallone dentro... ed è il gol di Sheva, il gol, lo vediamo, di Sheva... ecco Shevchenko che riceve sul primo palo, ed è il gol di Sheva di prima! {{small|[When Milan scored an amazing team goal in a Serie A away 3-0 against Sampdoria on 26 October 2003] {{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/2003/j/sezioni/sport/calcio/serie_a/giornata7/sampdoriamilan/sampdoriamilan.html|title=Shevchenko travolge la Doria"

"Pellegatti: Carlo, ehm... (in German) du hast trainiert in viele- Ancelotti: No, grande! Parli tedesco!"