“I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The problem with winter sports is that
“The problem with winter sports is that – follow me closely here – they generally take place in winter.”
— Dave Barry
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There was endless action – not just
“There was endless action – not just football, but sailboats, tennis and other things: movement. There was endless talk – the ambassador at the head of the table laying out the prevailing wisdom, but everyone else weighing in with their opinions and taking part.”
— Charles Spalding
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The game of golf would lose a
“The game of golf would lose a great deal if croquet mallets and billiard cues were allowed on the putting green.”
— Ernest Hemingway
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A good hockey player plays where the
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.”
— Wayne Gretzky
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I want to rip out his heart
“I want to rip out his heart and feed it to Lennox Lewis. I want to kill people. I want to rip their stomachs out and eat their children.”
— Mike Tyson
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Many baseball fans look upon an umpire
“Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.”
— Christy Mathewson
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Baseball is drama with an endless run
“Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.”
— Joe Garagiola
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I think that from the time you
“I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual… and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.”
— Wayne Gretzky
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I know I am getting better at
“I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.”
— Gerald R. Ford
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The trouble with jogging is that the
“The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass.”
— Martin Mull
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