“Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.”
— Ted Williams
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Football is violence and cold weather and
“Football is violence and cold weather and sex and college rye.”
— Roger Kahn
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Hockey is a sport for white men.
“Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.”
— Tiger Woods
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One man practicing sportsmanship is far better
“One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.”
— Knute Rockne
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Sports teaches you character, it teaches you
“Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.”
— Billie Jean King
Author: Billie Jean King
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Serious sport has nothing to do with
“Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting.”
— George Orwell
Author: George Orwell
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Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality
“Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
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New Yorkers love it when you spill
“New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. Spill your guts at Wimbledon and they make you stop and clean it up.”
— Jimmy Connors
Author: Jimmy Connors
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Some people are born on third base
“Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.”
— Barry Switzer
Author: Barry Switzer
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Tennis and golf are best played, not
“Tennis and golf are best played, not watched.”
— Roger Kahn
Author: Roger Kahn
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I was showing early symptoms of becoming
“I was showing early symptoms of becoming a professional baseball man. I was lying to the press.”
— Roger Kahn
Author: Roger Kahn
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