Fanmongers

Whether you're in LA or Tokyo, we know one thing that connects us - SPORTS. Read inspiring words from sports fans and athletes across the globe.

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"I want my brothers to play sports for India - #win #gold medals at #Olympics. I work everyday to make sure they get everything they need." - Mohd. Abdur #sports#dreams#dreambig#friday#soccer#cricket#india#ilovesports#workhard#siblings#love#life (at Mumbai, India)

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Robert Griffin III with breast cancer patients in the locker room. #NFL#football#washington#redskins#robertgriffiniii#breastcancerawareness#cancer#fighton#sports

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"I work on 3 jobs...4 including the weekend jobs. I end up catching up sports on my phone... I wish that wasn't the case. I used to play football for my high school, I have always like to be a part of the real action." - Antoine #bayarea#sanfrancisco#oakland#football#nfl#fan (at Oakland, California)

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A West Ham fan in #SanFrancisco... "I have lived outside of #England for more than a decade now but haven't missed a single #WestHam game ever since. Whenever I watch the #Hammers on TV, it takes me back to my East London #childhood years." #Monday#soccer#football#epl#championsleague#sports#fan (at San Francisco, California)

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Life of a Navy explosives expert after amputation "John Kremer, a Navy explosives expert, lost both his legs below the knee after stepping on a mine in Afghanistan in 2010. In his San Diego hospital bed, he assumed he would be chained to a wheelchair for a year or...http://nyti.ms/1N4XT8S" [Credit: James Dao] (at San Diego, California)

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"I believe the future of Indian #TableTennis is great. Top players are performing well in the #German and #Swedish leagues, which is a great exposure and the same quality of leagues will soon be hosted in #India as well. More importantly the budding juniors are performing brilliantly on the international circuit. Indian Table Tennis league is expected to start around June 2016. This should prove to be an amazing experience for Indian paddlers." [Story Credit - Vireshwar Sidhu] #pingpong#sports#passion#life#love#wednesday#humpday

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100-yr old Don Pellman probably runs faster than you. "His T-shirt read Donald Pellmann, established 1915. At the Senior Olympics in San Diego, the 100-year-old athlete stepped up to the high jump and cleared it, setting a new world record for his age group. And that's not all. Donald Pellmann broke records for centenarians in the 100 meter dash, the shot put, discus and long jump......http://n.pr/1Gb1nyB" [Story Credit : Ali Shapiro] #sports#mondaymotivation#monday#agenobarrier (at San Diego, California)

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"At the age of 4, I was hit by a speeding truck and my legs had to be amputated. My family was from a poor province and couldn’t afford to provide prosthetic legs. So I was left with no choice other than to improvise. I cut a basketball in half and used it to balance myself for a long period of time. Today with the help of the Chinese government, I'm working hard towards achieving my dream of being a Paralympian swimmer"- Qian Hongyan, Aspiring Paralympian [Credit: www.littlechurchmouse.com] #dream#paralympics#china#girlpower#swimming#life#chaseyourdreams (at China)

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"Our mother says, sports is for boys. Girls should stay home and learn the household activities." #girl#equality#sportsforall#women#sports#life#education#boys#iamwoman#iplay (at Dhaka, Bangladesh)

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"It took me 6 years to save money and buy soccer cleats. I wish I could save enough money to have a grass field to play on as well." - Raymond #football#soccer#love#life#happy#dream#sports#allday#money (at Accra,Ghana)

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"I am the only kid in the neighborhood, who enjoys bowling more than batting." - Salim #cricket#bangladesh#sports#love#passion#life#kids#dream#dhaka (at Dhaka, Bangladesh)

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"We have been playing chess everyday for last 24 years, except of course when we are not together. Our friendship started here [chess]." #love#friends#game#chess#grandmaster#monday#mumbai#india#blessed (at Mumbai, India)

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"I love [Leo] Messi! The way he dribbles and scores...I take a lap of my house every time he scores a goal but then my mother gets annoyed with it [giggles]..." #leomessi#messi#football#soccer#india#mumbai#barcelona#love#life#firiday#dream#play#kids (at Mumbai, India)

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"As a kid I used to go watch Michigan State games with my dad, and that's all how I remember my childhood - and I fucking miss it! Things got nasty when I got old, you know what I mean..." #memories#tbt#sports#michigan#spartans #gospartans#michiganstate#football#basketball#ncaa#fan#sanfrancisco (at San Francisco, California)

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"Nothing better than seeing people from all walks of life on College GameDay. Grandparents, parents, and kids coming together for a common goal, to win!!! For that one hour you leave everything behind and all you're focused on is the game. Let's go Cal!"- Kim #Cal#berkeley#gobears#bears#california#football#college#friends#weekend#ncaa#gameday#win#love#life#student (at Berkeley, California)

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"I moved here [San Francisco] from east coast [like] 13 years back. I saw my first 49ers game when I was 10, and I knew this is it." #49ers#niners#nfl#football#levisstadium#sanfrancisco#california#love (at Western Addition, San Francisco)

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"It's hard to find Dallas Cowboys fans in the city [San Francisco], so I end up watching 49ers game with my friends. But if it's Cowboys game, I usually end up watching it by myself. It sucks!" #dallas#dallascowboys#49ers#cowboys#cowboysnation#nfl#tonyromo#nfl#sports#sanfrancisco#monday (at Hayes Valley, San Francisco)