Ansh Chopra

UIUC Alum

[Kurrco @Kurrco]

YE BRINGS OUT RICK ROSS FOR “DEVIL IN A NEW DRESS” 🔥

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

We were always a Final Four team.

[Ansh Chopra @AnshyBaby]

“At Purdue” oh yeah baby

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

A generational performance.

[Glenn Kinley @glenn_kinley]

"If we lost today and I wasn't playing I would kill myself probably."

David Mirkovic on his decision to play after being listed as questionable with an ankle injury:

[Eric @eric12255]

Keaton Wagler for Heisman #Illini

[Jessie Pegula @JPegula]

When you lost 4 points on serve in the 3rd but you lost the match

[Ari Meirov @MySportsUpdate]

#Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel on why it’s a great morning and not just a good morning:

“Because we’re another day closer to death.”

[Illinois Athletics @IlliniAthletics]

Something special is happening in Champaign.

We are thrilled to announce the contract extensions of Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood.

[Nike Football @nikefootball]

It’s done. 20 League Titles, 8 FA Cups, 10 League Cups, 6 European Cups.
@LFC the best team in England is Scouse.

#NikeFootball

[Brad Underwood @CoachUnderwood]

Elite Song Choice

Let’s run it back!

[Tom Fornelli @TomFornelli]

"How about this kid, huh? No tariffs on him!" - Bill Raftery after Illinois' Will Riley, who is Canadian, made a three to close the first half.

[Illini Fan Nation @TheIlliniFN]

Happy March 1st, to those who celebrate 🧡

[Scott Hanson @ScottHanson]

… 🤔 …

[Luke Altmyer @lukealtmyer9]

Building something special here in Champaign. Grateful to be part of it and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.

See y’all at the Citrus Bowl.

#famILLy

[ICON for Illini @ICONforIllini]

🚨 Ticket Giveaway 🚨

ICON has two 100 Level tickets to give away for tomorrow's @IlliniMBB game against No. 1 Tennessee! We are also including two tickets to the Pregame Party in the Beer Cave!

Repost this post to be entered in the drawing. We'll notify the winner tonight.

[Bret Bielema @BretBielema]

I couldn’t agree more @Lane_Kiffin you are spot on. Appreciate all you are doing to keep this information going… here are a few more things comparing @IlliniFootball to you guys at Ole Miss with Clemson and THE u

#CFBPlayoffs #B1G #famILLy #ILL

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[Barstool Rocky Top @BarstoolTenn]

This dark-mode jersey reveal from @Vol_Football is CINEMA.
https://t.co/AsbMxREg9X

[Ansh Chopra @AnshyBaby]

@NikolaVucevic Mott. Street

[Ansh Chopra @AnshyBaby]

@pchang04 Fuck you