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Shortly after retiring, Battier, a two-time All-NBA Defensive Second Team member, told the Chinese press that Bryant was the toughest to defend in his career.
http://www.lakersnation.com/shane-battier-calls-kobe-bryant-toughest-to-guard/2014/08/30/

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Strawberry said in a SportsNation chat “Nolan Ryan was the toughest pitcher I probably ever faced in my career.”
http://www.espn.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/26475

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In a SportsNation chat, Schmidt reasoned that, because he had more at bats against Ryan than the other two pitchers, Ryan gave him “the most heartbreak” in his career.
http://www.espn.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/38777/hofer-mike-schmidt

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Monroe named Robertson and Archibald in a chat with ESPN’s SportsNation.
http://www.espn.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/23327

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A year after his retirement, Thome said to the Peoria Journal Star:

Randy Johnson in his prime…was hard to handle. I was a young player and Randy was dominant. Typically those were days that I got off. I was a lefthanded big swinger who at times didn’t make contact, and Randy was not a good fit for me. But as I got going, I faced him in Arizona and actually hit a home run. But he’s hands-down the toughest.
http://www.pjstar.com/article/20131123/NEWS/131129757

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Lofton, a six-time All-Star, said in a 2016 Q&A that the southpaw’s sinker-cutter combo left him with “no idea what to do.”

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Piazza named El Duque in an interview with Peter Gammons in Cooperstown. He also named Byung-Hyun Kim, another pitcher with an unorthodox delivery.
http://m.mlb.com/lad/video/topic/8878826/v969390483/piazza-and-griffey-jr-reflect-on-toughest-pitchers

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Junior Griffey named Fossas in an interview with Peter Gammons in Cooperstown. He managed one hit off the Cuban pitcher in his Hall of Fame career.
http://m.mlb.com/lad/video/topic/8878826/v969390483/piazza-and-griffey-jr-reflect-on-toughest-pitchers

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