players touch the "Play Like A Champion Today" sign

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motivational ritual pregame ritual sports tradition

The act of players touching the "Play Like A Champion Today" sign is a famous pregame locker-room ritual symbolizing motivation and tradition for Notre Dame Fighting Irish football.

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Label	Occurrences
"Play Like A Champion Today" sign	1
players touch the "Play Like A Champion Today" sign canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2521860 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: players touch the "Play Like A Champion Today" sign
Context triple: [Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, homeGameTradition, players touch the "Play Like A Champion Today" sign]

A. Pro Player Park
Pro Player Park was a former name of the multi-purpose stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, best known as the longtime home of the Miami Dolphins and host of major football and entertainment events.
B. Come out and play
"Come out and play" is the official motto that encapsulated the welcoming and celebratory spirit of the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India.
C. Numbers on the Boards
"Numbers on the Boards" is a minimalist, hard-hitting hip-hop track by Pusha T known for its stark production and boastful, technically sharp lyricism.
D. The Players (The Players Club)
The Players (The Players Club) is a historic New York City social club for actors and arts patrons, founded in the late 19th century by renowned American Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth.
E. Hall of Champions
The Hall of Champions is a celebrated attraction at the Kentucky Horse Park that showcases famous champion horses and honors their achievements in equine sports.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: players touch the "Play Like A Champion Today" sign
Target entity description: The act of players touching the "Play Like A Champion Today" sign is a famous pregame locker-room ritual symbolizing motivation and tradition for Notre Dame Fighting Irish football.

A. Pro Player Park
Pro Player Park was a former name of the multi-purpose stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, best known as the longtime home of the Miami Dolphins and host of major football and entertainment events.
B. Come out and play
"Come out and play" is the official motto that encapsulated the welcoming and celebratory spirit of the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India.
C. Numbers on the Boards
"Numbers on the Boards" is a minimalist, hard-hitting hip-hop track by Pusha T known for its stark production and boastful, technically sharp lyricism.
D. The Players (The Players Club)
The Players (The Players Club) is a historic New York City social club for actors and arts patrons, founded in the late 19th century by renowned American Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth.
E. Hall of Champions
The Hall of Champions is a celebrated attraction at the Kentucky Horse Park that showcases famous champion horses and honors their achievements in equine sports.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	motivational ritual ⓘ pregame ritual ⓘ sports tradition ⓘ
associatedWith	Notre Dame Fighting Irish football ⓘ surface form: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program University of Notre Dame ⓘ college football traditions ⓘ
documentedIn	Notre Dame football highlight videos ⓘ sports journalism coverage of Notre Dame ⓘ television broadcasts of Notre Dame games ⓘ
follows	pregame locker-room speech ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	iconic symbol of Notre Dame football ⓘ widely recognized college football ritual ⓘ
hasEmotion	focus ⓘ inspiration ⓘ team unity ⓘ
hasFrequency	before every home game ⓘ
hasLocation	tunnel from Notre Dame locker room to field ⓘ
hasObject	players touch the "Play Like A Champion Today" sign self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: "Play Like A Champion Today" sign
hasPurpose	focus players on excellence ⓘ motivate players ⓘ reinforce team tradition ⓘ
hasSymbol	commitment to championship-level play ⓘ connection to Notre Dame football history ⓘ
inspired	similar sign-touching rituals at other programs ⓘ
involves	players passing under the sign in a line ⓘ players raising a hand to touch the sign ⓘ
languageOfSign	English ⓘ
partOf	Notre Dame game-day traditions ⓘ
performedAt	Notre Dame Stadium ⓘ surface form: Notre Dame Stadium locker room home games ⓘ
performedBefore	Notre Dame Fighting Irish football ⓘ surface form: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football games
performedBy	NCAA coaches ⓘ surface form: Notre Dame Fighting Irish coaches Notre Dame Fighting Irish ⓘ surface form: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players Notre Dame football staff members ⓘ
precedes	team entrance onto the field ⓘ
relatedTo	locker-room motivation ⓘ sports superstition ⓘ team culture ⓘ
timePeriod	late 20th century to present ⓘ

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish football → homeGameTradition → players touch the "Play Like A Champion Today" sign ⓘ

players touch the "Play Like A Champion Today" sign → hasObject → players touch the "Play Like A Champion Today" sign self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: "Play Like A Champion Today" sign

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