49ers' Gore kept hope through all the adversity


                     
              Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice speaks at an NFL Super Bowl XLVII football news conference on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in New Orleans. The Ravens face the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday, Feb. 3. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
            
                  Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice speaks at an NFL Super Bowl XLVII football news conference on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in New Orleans. The Ravens face the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday, Feb. 3. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP National Writer /  January 28, 2013
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All the warm and fuzzy feelings will be put on hold in the Super Bowl.

But no matter who’s hoisting the trophy at the end of the game, Gore and Rice will remain fans of each other.

‘‘We don’t have to hit each other,’’ Rice quipped. ‘‘I'd like to win on Sunday. I don’t want to see him do good on our defense. But any other time I watch Frank Gore do well, I'm happy for him.’’

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