“Football is violence and cold weather and sex and college rye.”
— Roger Kahn
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Golf appeals to the idiot in us
“Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.”
— John Updike
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I started playing ball when I was
“I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me.”
— Kurt Russell
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He hits the ball a long way
“He hits the ball a long way and he knows how to win.”
— Gary McCord
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It is almost impossible to remember how
“It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf.”
— Robert Wilson Lynd
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All hockey players are bilingual. They know
“All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.”
— Gordie Howe
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Most ball games are lost, not won.
“Most ball games are lost, not won.”
— Casey Stengel
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What other people may find in poetry
“What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.”
— Arnold Palmer
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Baseball has the great advantage over cricket
“Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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I think exercise tests us in so
“I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.”
— Peggy Fleming
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I used to play sports. Then I
“I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I am good at everything.”
— Demetri Martin
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