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“Steve’s a good kid. He made a bad decision. But if you want to be a tough guy, you need to do it during the game, for a blockout, for a rebound,” said Cronin afterward.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth really wants you to think he’s a tough guy.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

Trump previously met Sharaa in May during a visit to Riyadh, where he described him as a "tough guy, very strong past".

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

"It is possible, but extremely unlikely, Cuomo can catch Mamdani," said Lincoln Mitchell, a political science professor at Columbia University, saying the former governor's "tough guy persona" dates from another era.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

LeAlan: Why do you think he had to have that tough guy image?

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones




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