31.   Guard John Starks, a fierce competitor and a much-needed shooter, comes to mind.

32.   He and Mourning are fierce competitors, tireless workers and aching for a championship.

33.   He has always been a fierce competitor.

34.   He has always regarded Couples as a fierce competitor.

35.   He is a fierce competitor who can take over a game with nifty drives to the basket, or by burying jump shots from perimeter.

36.   He is a fierce competitor but is, as Reeves has said in the past, raw, raw, raw.

37.   He was a fierce competitor.

38.   He said G.E. and De Beers were fierce competitors and he described Russell as a disgruntled executive fired for poor performance.

39.   He was a fierce competitor even with his teammates.

40.   He was a fierce competitor whose quiet nature was mistaken for indifference.