Line #9 Quotes/AlwaysSecondBest


1	->'''Kirito''': Did you just flinch? 'Cause the other guy ''never'' flinched, no matter how bad things got. You know him. Akihiko Kayaba!\
2	'''Sugou''': [[BigOMG Oh, my]] ''[[BigOMG God!]]'' Kayaba?! I get it. That was ''his'' ID! Why?! You're supposed to be dead! Why are you still getting in my way?! You're always doing this! Always acting like some big shot! Taking everything that was rightfully mine!
3	-->--''Literature/SwordArtOnline''
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5	->'''Goku:''' I'm amazed, Vegeta. These last seven years in Other World, I've been through the most intense training sessions, but we're still completely even. I guess this whole time you've been pushing yourself even harder than I have.\
6	'''Majin Vegeta:''' That may be true. I've pushed myself to the edge of my limits and beyond! But you've been born with a natural talent far beyond my own. No amount of training could have closed the gap between us! I realize that now. It was made painfully obvious to me today as I watched your fight with Babidi's monster. Imagine my shock, to see the undeniable proof to discover, no matter how hard I try, I would never be able to catch you! A warrior prince forever living in the shadow of a low-level clown!
7	-->--''Anime/DragonBallZ''
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9	->''"Amazing. How do you ''do'' it, Kakarot? You've always been like this, ever since the day I first met you. Always ready to meet the next challenge, even if it's bigger than you are. [...] It was the same on Namek. [[TookALevelInBadass You had improved so much that it made Recoome look like he was standing still.]] Your power had increased so dramatically since our battle on Earth that I thought you had done it. I thought that you had become a Super Saiyan. It tore me apart! How could a low-class soldier accomplish so easily what I- I had struggled my whole life to achieve? Then, at last, it happened. I, too, transformed. After living every moment of every day for the singular purpose of surpassing you, I finally became a Super Saiyan myself. The prince had reclaimed his throne, and fulfilled his destiny! [[CantCatchUp But no matter how strong I became, your power still exceeded mine.]]\
10	At first, I thought it was your loved ones; [[ThePowerOfFriendship that it was your instinct to protect them that spurred you on and pushed you beyond your limits.]] But then I found myself with a family of my own, and my power... didn't increase at all. [[BloodKnight I used to fight for the sheer pleasure of it]], for the thrill of the hunt. Oh, I had the strength unmeasurable! I spared no one. And yet... you showed mercy to everyone, even your fiercest enemies. Even ''me!'' And yet you never fought to kill, or for revenge. [[SpiritedCompetitor Only to test your limits, and push yourself beyond them; to become the strongest you could possibly be.]]\
11	How could a Saiyan fight like that, and at the same time be so gentle that he wouldn't hurt a fly? It makes me angry just thinking about it! But... perhaps it is my anger that has blinded me to the truth for so long. I see it now. This day has made it all too clear. [[CharacterDevelopment You're better than me, Kakarot. You are the best.]]"''
12	-->-- '''Vegeta''', ''Anime/DragonBallZ''
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14	->[''Fred has just questioned who Spike is'']\
15	'''Wesley''': William the Bloody. He's a vampire. [[VillainCred One of the]] ''[[VillainCred worst]]'' [[VillainCred recorded]]. Second only to--\
16	'''Angel''': Me.
17	-->--''Series/{{Angel}}'', "[[Recap/AngelS05E02JustRewards Just Rewards]]"
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19	->''"Sly Cooper, you have escaped my GasChamber and destroyed my DeathRay. Remarkable. You Coopers ''always'' find a way to beat me!"''
20	-->--'''Clockwerk''', ''VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus''
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22	->'''Bronze Tiger:''' What's the second fastest man alive, if not a loser?\
23	'''Reverse Flash:''' You try, and you try, but you still FAIL! That's how it feels to be second best.
24	-->--''[[WebVideo/YoungJusticeAbridged Suicide Squad Abridged 2: Ticket to Heck]]''
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26	->He was always second. Second son, second place, second best. Second, second, second, he was so fucking ''sick'' of silver medals, he wanted the gold, he wanted to be first in someone's eyes for once.
27	-->-- ''Fanfic/WhiteKingBlackKing'', [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/22012711/chapters/52531009 here]]
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29	->'''Jafar:''' You little fool. You thought you could defeat the most powerful being on Earth? Without the Genie, boy, you are ''nothing''!\
30	'''Aladdin:''' ''[looks at Genie]'' The Genie. ''[realises something]'' The Genie! ''[turns to Jafar]'' The Genie has more power than you'll ever have!\
31	'''Jafar:''' What?!\
32	'''Aladdin:''' He gave you your power, he can take it away!\
33	'''Genie:''' Al, what are you doing? Why are you bring me into this?\
34	'''Aladdin:''' Face it, Jafar! You're still just ''second best''!

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