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Ali, Muhammad. Interviewed by Bob Halloran, CBS, c. 25 Feb. 1964.

It ain't over till it's over.

Yogi Berra

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Berra, Yogi. Comment on National League pennant race. July 1973, New York, NY, USA.

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Berra, Yogi. The Yogi Book. Workman Publishing Company, 2010, foreword.

Everybody has plans until they get hit for the first time.

Mike Tyson

Commonly (and more satisfyingly) rendered as "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."

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Tyson, Mike. "Tall Man Tyrell Biggs Thinks His Height will Add New Dimension to Oct. 16 Fight." Interviewed by Rick Warner. The Times and Democrat, 19 Aug. 1987.

Absolutely, 100% not guilty.

OJ Simpson

Plea entered in response to the charge that he had murdered his ex wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend, Ron Goldman.

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Simpson, O. J. Superior Court of California for and in the County of Los Angeles. The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson. 20 June 1994.

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Ali, Muhammad. Statement after fighting Henry Cooper. Boxing match. 18 June 1963, Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK.

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Ali, Muhammad. Quoted in "I Ain't Got No Quarrel with them Viet Cong." Written by Bob Orkland. The New York Times, 27 June 2017. Originally a press conference. 28 Apr. 1967, Louisville, KY, USA.

In this fall, this is very tough, in this fall I'm going to take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat.

LeBron James

Announcing his decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers to play for the Miami Heat.

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The Decision. ESPN, 8 July 2010.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

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"Failure." Directed by Mark Romanek. Performed by Michael Jordan. Nike, May 1997.

100 percent of the shots you don't take don't go in the net.

Wayne Gretzky

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Gretzky, Wayne. Quoted in Philadelphia Inquirer. 9 Feb. 1983.

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Ali, Muhammad. Quoted in The New York Times. 30 Nov. 1974.

We're gonna win the game. I guarantee it.

Joe Namath

Predicting a Jets Super Bowl victory.

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Namath, Joe. Namath's guarantee to win Superbowl III. Awards dinner. 9 Jan. 1969, Miami Touchdown Club, Miami, FL, USA.

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Namath, Joe. All the Way: My Life in Four Quarters. Little, Brown and Company, 2019.

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Lynch, Marshawn. Interviewed by Jon Wertheim. 60 Minutes Sports. CBS, 7 June 2016.

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When We Were Kings. Directed by Leon Gast. Performed by Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Gramercy Pictures, Jan. 1996. Originally a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. 17 Sept. 1974, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, USA.

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Lynch, Marshawn. Interview with Deion Sanders. CBS, 28 Jan. 2014.

You can't be serious!

John McEnroe

To a line judge at Wimbledon.

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McEnroe, John. Quoted in N.Y. Post. 22 June 1981. Originally a comment to empire at Wimbledon tennis tournament. 22 June 1981, London, England, UK.

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Ali, Muhammad. "Clay Says He Has Adopted Islam Religion and Regards It as Way to Peace." Interviewed by The Associated Press. The New York Times, 28 Feb. 1964.

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When We Were Kings. Directed by Leon Gast. Performed by Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Gramercy Pictures, Jan. 1996. Originally a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. 17 Sept. 1974, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, USA.

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Ali, Muhammad. "Life with Ali (in a Neutral Corner)." Interviewed by Joyce Maynard. The New York Times, 6 Apr. 1977.

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

Satchel Paige

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Page, Satchel. Quoted in "The Fabulous Satchel Page." Written by Richard Donovan. Collier's, 5 Jun. 1953.

Boxing's just show business with blood.

Frank Bruno

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Bruno, Frank. Quoted in Guardian. 20 Nov. 1991.