Thoughts, memories, gratitude and condolences poured in over social media immediately following ESPN’s announcement that longtime Sportcenter anchor Stuart Scott had died.

Scott was diagnosed with cancer in 2007 and died at age 49.

Many sports fans who grew up watching Scott cited an inspirational quote Scott delivered at the ESPY awards in July:

“You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.”

Many media members, sports organizations and players also expressed their heartfelt memories, as seen in the embed below.

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