Watch Richard Sherman's epic speech following 49ers win over Seahawks

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There was plenty to celebrate when the 49ers defeated the Seahawks, 26-23 on Sunday. But it was a bit more special for Richard Sherman.

The defensive back spent the majority of his career with Seattle, so to say it was a bittersweet victory is an understatement.

Still, he never let up. He even made sure to paint the Seahawks in a respective light saying he didn't believe Pete Carroll or Russell Wilson overlooked the game against the 49ers at all -- even after a blowout loss to Seattle two weeks prior. 

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Nevertheless, when Kyle Shanahan gave away the game ball in the locker room after the game had concluded, he didn't think twice before handing it off to Sherman.

"We know the obvious game ball today," Shanahan said. "He's done an awesome job for us, and we're so pumped to have him on our side -- and I know this means a lot to him, and that's Richard Sherman."

Sherman's teammates cheered before he spoke. This is what he had to say:

Shanahan then calmed the room down a bit, but not before Sherman let out a yell to get the team pumped up once again.

Don't you feel like you can do anything right now? 

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