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Quotes About Philadelphia

We should do 'Takeaway' from Chicago or Philadelphia. We'd have great fun with it.
~ Declan Donnelly
When I was in college, the Roots, the sui generis ensemble from Philadelphia encompassing all manner of black music, played a show on campus.
~ Thomas Chatterton Williams
I grew up the No. 1 Michael Jordan fan on Earth. I was from the Philadelphia area and Jordan was king.
~ Frank Vogel
Special Olympics is an organization I have done a lot of work with, first while growing up in Massachusetts and then as an NBA player in Philadelphia.
~ Michael Carter-Williams
I see how the fans are in Philadelphia. I like them. They're true fans. They may like players, but they're so loyal to the franchise and that's how it should be.
~ LeSean McCoy
I love Air Force Ones. That's the shoe I grew up with in Philadelphia. My older brothers got me wearing them and I just stuck with them. Everyone in the neighborhood used to wear them. It's retro. It's tradition. That's me, old school.
~ Rasheed Wallace
By the time I was in first grade, we had settled in New Jersey, and that's where I grew up, outside of Philadelphia, right in the heart of Eagles country.
~ Sean Doolittle
I grew up in Mount Airy, a middle-class enclave in the Northwestern area of Philadelphia.
~ Black Thought
I hear my voice and I cringe, I kind of hear Philadelphia in there, my hometown.
~ Michael Buffer
I think there's a lot of successful referees to come out of the Philadelphia area because the basketball is so good.
~ Tim Donaghy
I have a lot of confidence in myself and Philadelphia has a lot of confidence in me.
~ Michael Carter-Williams
From the moment I arrived in Philadelphia, the city has embraced me.
~ Tobias Harris
Philadelphia is a football town. Boston is a baseball town.
~ Howie Long
I think Philly is arguably the best sports town - football town - in America.
~ Ron Jaworski
I always support Philly.
~ Danny Garcia
I'm happy for Tevin Farmer, I'm happy for everybody from Philly who's doing their thing.
~ Danny Garcia
I made the mistake of going to a barber who was not from Philly, and let's just say, I would never do that again.
~ Black Thought
That's what Flyers fans are all about. My favorite thing about Philly fans is booing their own team.
~ Adam F. Goldberg
Shout out to Daryl Hall. He is the best. One of my true musical heroes. He comes from the Philly area so when it comes to true soul, the guy obviously is the expert.
~ Mayer Hawthorne
I don't like Philly. I don't care at all about Philly.
~ Jason Pierre-Paul
Philly will be the place for me for my whole career.
~ Joel Embiid
I love Philly so much. I know that at any time, any place, a fight can break out. Those are great comedy fans.
~ Jim Norton
The shoulder roll was created in Philly. I've been fighting people that roll their shoulders since I was a little kid.
~ Danny Garcia
Nothing has gotten me out of Philadelphia. I moved 20 minutes away from Philly. That's about it.
~ Jill Scott