J. Cole
Rapper, songwriter
"I've always been an underdog. I feel like I beat the odds."
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Malcolm Gladwell
Journalist, Author
"When you're an underdog, you're forced to try things you would never otherwise have attempted."
Lee Greenwood
Singer-Songwriter
"It bothers me to know there is the possibility that I as a Christian would be not only an underdog, but that I would be trodden upon if I claimed that I was a Christian."
Alexis Davis
Professional Athlete
"Being an underdog is my lucky charm"
L. Ron Hubbard
Author
"The very nature of the Chinaman holds him back. If his fellow should fall, John thinks it quite proper that he stamp on the underdogs face."
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"The outside perception and inside perception of Microsoft are so different. The view of Microsoft inside Microsoft is always kind of an underdog thing."
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"I'm for the individual as opposed to the corporation. The way it is the individual is the underdog, and with all the things a corporation has going for them the individual comes out banged on her head. The artist is nothing. It's really tragic."
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"I always loved the Clippers. You root for the underdog. Obviously, everybody in L.A. is a Laker fan, but deep down inside, you root for the Clippers. If you're a true Los Angelean, that's how it happens. You always want the Clippers to do well."
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"People only rooted for the underdog in movies, not in middle school."
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"I feel like I'm more of the underdog, which is kind of nice."
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"Ultimately, we'll help the people we discriminate against if we try to understand more about them; genetics will lead to a world where there is a sympathy for the underdog."
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"When I first met the world, basically, or introduced myself to people, I was in 'Superbad,' and I feel the same way I felt promoting 'Superbad' in an underdog style that I feel promoting 'Moneyball.'"
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"It's not unexpected for me to be in a comedy film anymore; I'm no longer the underdog in that world."
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