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the team's hard-nosed coach doesn't make exceptions for anybody
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Throughout his tenure, the Knicks often resembled the gritty, hard-nosed teams of the past.
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Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Long a favorite of hard-nosed coach Bud Grant, Marshall played through the 1979 season, his final game coming two weeks before his 42nd birthday.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Sonnett represents a vital holdover from the team’s last World Cup win in 2019, having established herself as a hard-nosed veteran along the back-line.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 1 June 2025
The rivalry has followed the pair to the WNBA, where the Fever and Sky have played in a series of hard-nosed contests.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Long a favorite of hard-nosed coach Bud Grant, Marshall played through the 1979 season, his final game coming two weeks before his 42nd birthday.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Sonnett represents a vital holdover from the team’s last World Cup win in 2019, having established herself as a hard-nosed veteran along the back-line.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 1 June 2025
The rivalry has followed the pair to the WNBA, where the Fever and Sky have played in a series of hard-nosed contests.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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“Hard-nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-nosed. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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