But if that bravado is based on the opinion polls, perhaps he should think again.
For a moment of panic, a daft notion, a stupid indulgence in bluster and bravado.
Anyone of them could snatch gold if Bolt's injury problems are worse than his bravado suggests.
But behind the bold bravado was a man who was struggling on multiple levels.
The last words are remarkable for their remorse, humour, hatred, resignation, fear and bravado.
Bravado released more than 100 items, from baseball caps to boxes containing signed lithographs.
His harsh putdowns and bravado have put Cowell in position number 22 on our Celebrity 100 list.
It was easy to see that underneath this behavior was the self-defeating combination of bravado fueled by fear.
Their names had been cleared ultimately, but their bravado had eroded along with the world's confidence in them.
No game is more tied to the modern identity of toughness, but that bravado is starting to fade.
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Whether out of bravado or self-interest, Zuccaro argues that his fund investors should hold tight for several years.
His expressive demeanor invokes the bravado, paranoia and flaws that fluctuate within Solness.
And arrayed in between is always a continuum of young adult personality types, united by narcissism and fake bravado.
Interestingly, Moore has noticed an inverse correlation between start-up CEO bravado and success.
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And then you will have to rely on bravado rather than realistic self-confidence.
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He fought with bravado and chutzpah and audacity, and won titles doing so.
This will be a considerable task despite the bravado displayed by Mr. Draghi.
Well, that sounds like bravado and it was, but Jule was absolutely right.
The confidence undoubtedly owed something to the bravado of some of the interviewees.
The private-equity industry may be regaining some of its bravado but it has not gone back to its glory days.
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"No matter how tough you are, how much bravado you have, you are going to miss international rugby, " he said.
Perhaps it was excusable bravado, designed to prevent a run on the bank that would destroy Enron's ability to trade.
Faid's prison escape Saturday evokes some of that brand of criminal bravado.
Its bravado may not win, but it has made the onlookers talk.
So, take a page from gentlemen like New York Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire and the Miami Heat's LeBron James, who wear color with bravado.
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She might go away herself and often thought she would: in the calm of another time and place to flee the shadows of bravado.
The rest is bravado, boasting, good and bad times with many women and hangers-on, enormous earnings (most of them blown), and wrenching self-criticism and self-abnegation.
It starts with a lot of bravado, joking about their inability to commit to a location for more than three months, let alone a person.
"All righty, then, " we said to one another, with false bravado.
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