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Kraft: 'The haters still hate' the Patriots

Robert Deutsch / USA TODAY Sports

In the words of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, haters gonna hate.

Still feeling the high brought on by his team's triumph in Super Bowl LI, Kraft shared his thoughts on the perception of the Patriots around the league on HBO's "Real Sports" on Tuesday.

"When anyone wins at anything too often then you start to bring out feelings that aren't maybe the most collegial in other people," Kraft said, according to Conor Orr of NFL.com.

"Envy and jealousy are incurable diseases. The haters still hate. And I understand it and we'll do our best to keep them in that position."

From Kraft's perspective, he likely feels his opposition is resorting to dirty tactics such as Deflategate to try and bring the Patriots down. The Patriots aren't the most likable franchise, but it is currently the league's most successful.

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