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Published · transcript-backedKhabib Nurmagomedov: belief
12 Aug 2026 Lex Fridman Podcast #500 – Khabib Nurmagomedov: Dagestan, MMA, UFC, Islam, Conor, Fedor & Football
“You had Emerson. You had Kleberson, I think Roque Junior, Lucio, Edmilson. And beyond those superstar names, there were also very strong players who kind of stayed in the shadow of those stars.”
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- Khabib Nurmagomedov
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- 12 Aug 2026
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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…Yes, you had Ronaldo. You had Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos, Cafu. You had Emerson. You had Kleberson, I think Roque Junior, Lucio, Edmilson. And beyond those superstar names, there were also very strong players who kind of stayed in the shadow of those stars. Stayed in their shadow. So Brazil 2002, France 1998, and then there was then later Spain from Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup, and Euro 2012. That period, too, Spain. The Spanish national team was close to perfect. I wanted to go back to France. You mentioned Zidane. I really, really respect and admire him. There was this moment psychologically very interesting, almost Shakespearean moment in his career when it ended with, ended with that… How do you even call it?…
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