Wait, what is Stephen A. Smith talking about? Find out with our quiz.
By Ben Strauss and
May 2, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.
Stephen A. Smith, the host of ESPN’s debate show “First Take” and America’s preeminent take artist, is everywhere these days: ESPN, of course, but also CNN, Fox News and the YouTube show and podcast he launched last year.
As part of Smith’s ever-expanding media footprint, his commentary has branched out, too, with Smith delivering his famously bombastic takes not just about the Dallas Cowboys but politicians, entertainers and even cartoon characters. Take our quiz to see if you can figure out whom Smith was ranting about.
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“Respectfully, I gotta ask you this question: What the hell are you doing eating fried chicken?!?”
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“Incredibly nice … knows what he’s doing … But in life, particularly in the world of entertainment, do you know what’s a fireable offense? Boredom! When you’re boring as hell.”
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“Black, white, [Latin], Asian. Everything! Everything! It was a mosaic. I saw everything! … No one was sitting down … I stood up for the three and a half hours.”
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“Don’t you start with me! You ain’t suffered the way I suffered. … I’m gonna call it like I see it. … But with [devotion] comes pain, comes heartache. You could love somebody to death, but if they break your damn heart over and over again, how much can you take? You don’t understand what I’m saying?!?”
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“[His] legs are too skinny. The head looks like it weighs too much. And the arms are too short. I don’t think [he will] be that athletic.”
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“This man, I watched his press conference yesterday. … Do you think we are all on drugs? Do we all need to be drug-tested? Is this man the only lucid dude on the planet? What am I missing? … [He] stood before the masses, knowing the camera’s rolling and said, ‘I did my job.’ What are you talking about? Is it just me?”
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“Could you be more corny? I’m not disrespecting the man. … When you see these people, I looked at him last night and I’m like, ‘My God.’ The crowd was just a thud because he was so boring! … But, my God, somebody’s gotta teach you how to find a pulse? How to resonate with a crowd?”
