“I’m gonna fight ‘em off

A seven nation army couldn't hold me back

They’re gonna rip it off

Taking their time right behind my back” – The White Stripes, “Seven Nation Army.”

“Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito
yo te quiero oh mi corazón
Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito
yo te quiero oh mi corazón” – “Spanish Bombs”, The Clash

“It's like how much more black could this be? And the answer is none, none more black.” – Nigel Tufnel

Forgive me if my memory from that night in Frankfurt, Germany two years ago is a little hazy. It definitely included conversations with members of Germany’s Stampede Wrestling Federation. And yes, the Gypsy Kings, “Volare” blared over the speakers on repeat. There may or may not have been an appearance on Argentina…

You think Boston fans were out of control after the Celtics won the NBA Finals? (OK, maybe they weren't.) Regardless, nobody has anything on the Russians.

“I don’t believe … what I just saw.” – Jack Buck, 1988 World Series Game 1, after Kirk Gibson’s walk off home run off Dennis Eckersley.

Vasco da Gama has dropped his astrolabe.

“I follow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change…” – Scorpions, ‘Wind of Change’

“Forza Italia.” That’s the homemade sign I made with magic markers and posted outside my house before the 1994 World Cup Final between Italy and Brasil.

“You got no fear of the underdog/that’s why you will not survive!” – Spoon, ‘The Underdog’