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upon defeat to the spectacular Bobby Fischer in Fischer-Spassky Game 6 "Spassky joined the audience in applauding Fischer's win. This astounded Fischer, who called his opponent 'a true sportsman.'" (quoting chess.com)
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|Goose Gossage
 
|Goose Gossage
 
|baseball
 
|baseball
|[[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] relief pitcher who helped lead the [[New York Yankees]] to their championship in 1978, and who finished four times in the top five in Cy Young voting and was a nine-time All-Star, Gossage is an outspoken supporter of President [[Donald Trump]] and a sharp critic of [[Democrat]]s.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/sports/hall-of-fame-pitcher-goose-gossage-democrats-trump</ref>
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|[[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] relief pitcher who helped lead the [[New York Yankees]] to their championship in 1978, who finished four times in the top five in Cy Young voting, and who was a nine-time All-Star, Gossage is an outspoken supporter of President [[Donald Trump]] and a sharp critic of [[Democrat]]s.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/sports/hall-of-fame-pitcher-goose-gossage-democrats-trump</ref>
 
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|[[Boris Spassky]]
 
|[[Boris Spassky]]
 
|[[chess]]
 
|[[chess]]
|famed world chess champion who lost the [[Match of the Century]] to [[Bobby Fischer]] in 1972, Spassky was actually a [[conservative]] opponent of [[communism]] whose exemplary sportsmanship made that contest happen; upon one defeat to the spectacular [[Bobby Fischer]] "Spassky joined the audience in applauding Fischer's win. This astounded Fischer, who called his opponent 'a true sportsman.'"<ref>https://www.chess.com/blog/ThummimS/world-chess-championship-1972-game-6</ref>
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|famed world chess champion who lost the [[Match of the Century]] to [[Bobby Fischer]] in 1972, Spassky was actually a [[conservative]] opponent of [[communism]] whose exemplary sportsmanship made that contest happen; upon defeat to the spectacular [[Bobby Fischer]] in [[Fischer-Spassky Game 6]] "Spassky joined the audience in applauding Fischer's win. This astounded Fischer, who called his opponent 'a true sportsman.'"<ref>https://www.chess.com/blog/ThummimS/world-chess-championship-1972-game-6</ref>
 
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|[[Herschel Walker]]
 
|[[Herschel Walker]]
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|Bill Laimbeer
 
|Bill Laimbeer
 
|basketball
 
|basketball
|led the [[Detroit Pistons]] to two [[NBA]] titles by defeating [[Michael Jordan]], Larry Bird and [[Magic Johnson]]; for a center, Laimbeer had an amazing outside shot and free-throw percentage, showing the versatility of a [[conservative]]; illustrating their [[double standard]], liberals whined about Laimbeer's rough style of play, without complaining about [[Dennis Rodman]]
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|led the [[Detroit Pistons]] to two [[NBA]] titles by defeating [[Michael Jordan]], Larry Bird and [[Magic Johnson]]; for a center, Laimbeer had an amazing outside shot and free-throw percentage, showing the versatility of a [[conservative]]; illustrating their [[double standard]], liberals whined about Laimbeer's rough style of play, without complaining about [[Dennis Rodman]].
 
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|Tim Thomas
 
|Tim Thomas
 
|hockey
 
|hockey
|A conservative, Thomas declined to attend a ceremony staged by the [[Obama]] [[White House]] after Thomas's team won the [[Stanley Cup]].<ref>https://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/01/boston-bruins-goalie-snubs-president-obama-111928.html</ref>  Thomas is a four-time [[NHL]] All-Star as a goalie - a great conservative position to play!<ref>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=610011</ref>
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|A [[conservative]], Thomas declined to attend a ceremony staged by the [[Obama]] [[White House]] after Thomas's team won the [[Stanley Cup]].<ref>https://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/01/boston-bruins-goalie-snubs-president-obama-111928.html</ref>  Thomas is a four-time [[NHL]] All-Star as a goalie - a great conservative position to play!<ref>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=610011</ref>
 
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|Curt Schilling
 
|Curt Schilling
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|[[Mary Lou Retton]]
 
|[[Mary Lou Retton]]
 
|gymnastics
 
|gymnastics
|Olympic gold medalist, delivered the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
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|Olympic gold medalist, delivered the [[Pledge of Allegiance]] at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
 
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|Karl Malone
 
|Karl Malone
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|Ryan Hall
 
|Ryan Hall
 
|Track
 
|Track
|Evangelical Christian, said God was his trainer
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|Evangelical Christian, who said God was his trainer
 
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|[[Annie Oakley]]
 
|[[Annie Oakley]]
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|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
 
|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
 
|Soccer
 
|Soccer
|Ronaldo and his family is known for being devout Catholic. Ronaldo met with conservative psychologist [[Jordan Peterson]] who had therapy sessions to treat his depression after lost of his son. Ronaldo also refused to wear "[[gay pride]] armband" during Euro 2020.
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|Ronaldo and his family are known for being devout [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]]. Ronaldo met with a [[conservative]] psychologist [[Jordan Peterson]] who had therapy sessions to treat his depression after the loss of his son. Ronaldo also refused to wear "[[gay pride]] armband" during Euro 2020.
 
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