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Cal Ripken, Jr. is a former infielder who played 21 seasons for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). Ripken compiled 3,184 hits, 431 HR, 1,695 RBI, two Gold Gloves, 19 All-Star appearances and two MVP awards. Ripken holds the record for consecutive games played, 2,632, surpassing Lou Gehrig’s streak of 2,130 that had stood for 56 years and that many deemed unbreakable.
- Lil Wayne – “BM J.R.”
- Jay Z – “What They Gonna Do”
A nigga rep Cal like Ripken believe it or not you niggas Ripley
- Tyga – “Throw It Up”
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Ichiro took American sports by storm in 2001. He established a number of batting records, including MLB’s single-season record for hits with 262. Between his major league career in both Japan and the United States, Ichiro has the most hits by any player in top tier professional leagues.
- E-40 – “Block Boi”
International incomes so we’re in the suite
Watchin Ichiro hit in runs, life is sweet
- Warren G – “Let’s Go (It’s a Movement)”
Konichiwa ladies when I’m out in Japan
I’m a Tokyo Giant like Ichiro, I am
- Jay Z – “All Around the World”
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Greg Maddux (a.k.a. Mad Dog or The Professor) is a first ballot Hall of Famer and, as one of the most dominant pitchers of the 90s, won 4 Cy Young Awards, 18 Gold Gloves and was an eight-time All-Star.
- Jeezy – “Benihana”
See one of the keys to my success I switched up like Greg Maddux
- Paul Wall – “Sippin' That Barre”
- Vince Staples – “Phat Wemin”
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In 2013, the four-time All-Defensive First Team member told Grantland that Michael Jordan was the toughest for him to figure out. After Jordan, the toughest was Reggie Lewis.
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/qa-joe-dumars-on-the-suddenly-exciting-pistons-and-the-toughest-player-he-guarded-not-named-mj/
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Michael Cooper, the one-time Defensive Player of the Year who made the All-Defensive First or Second Team eight times in his career, named Bird when asked a leading question by MassLive. He gave Bird the edge over Michael Jordan because of his ability to produce on offense without the ball.
http://www.masslive.com/sports/2014/07/q_a_michael_cooper_talks_about.html
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Ron Artest (a.k.a. Metta World Peace), the one-time Defensive Player of the Year who once broke Michael Jordan’s ribs in a pickup game in 2001, said in 2017 that Jordan was the toughest player to guard because he was as strong as LeBron James and shot like Reggie Miller.
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T-Mac told TMZ in 2013 that Kobe was by far his toughest player to guard. However, he may have been influenced by Bryant recently having made similar comments about him. He also noted that he never went head to head with Michael Jordan or LeBron James while both parties were in their prime.
http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/22/tracy-mcgrady-kobe-bryant-tougest-to-guard-nba/
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Doc Gooden is a former pitcher remembered just as much for being the best pitcher in baseball at 19-20 years old and winning the 1986 World Series as he is for having his career derailed by drug and alcohol addiction.