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> [We knew what we were up against, but we were going to go down fighting. Hopefully people back home remember that we got this far. We've got nothing to be ashamed about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-atkinson/we-knew-what-we-were-up-against-but-we-were-going-to-go-down-fighting/)

John Atkinson

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## More by John Atkinson

> [“If you don't run your own life, someone else will”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-atkinson/if-you-don-t-run-your-own-life-someone-else-will/)

John Atkinson

> [I don't even know what the odds are for one kid or one team to make it here. Obviously, being from Canada this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-atkinson/i-don-t-even-know-what-the-odds-are-for-one-kid-or-one-team-to-make/)

John Atkinson

> [We knew what we were up against, but we were going to go down fighting. Hopefully people back home remember that we got this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-atkinson/we-knew-what-we-were-up-against-but-we-were-going-to-go-down-fighting/)

John Atkinson

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