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SportByte™ Archives — May 2011

 

 

 

 

 
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Posted 05.31.11 — "Baseball's roadside is littered with the careers of terrific rookie pitchers who quickly dissolved in rusty, dented mediocrities." — Daniel Okrent, sportswriter [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.30.11 — "Jordan's swagger, Gretzky's grace and Elway's determination were not dulled by age or eroded by exposure." — Richard Hoffer, sportswriter [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.29.11 — "Every great hitter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher." — Ty Cobb, baseball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.28.11 — "My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging." — Hank Aaron, baseball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.27.11 — "I never throwed an illegal pitch ... Just once in a while I used to toss one that ain't never been seen by this generation." — Satchel Paige, baseball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.26.11 — "A perfect pitcher is an impossible concept, as long as major league hitters remain capable of hitting perfect pitches." — Bob Gibson, baseball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.25.11 — "Those who live in dog country dissect the Iditarod's entry list like the Yankees batting order on opening day. — Brian Patrick O'Donoghue, columnist and dog sled racer [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.24.11 — "Chemistry is b###s###. I'll tell you what gives you good chemistry: winning. Losing gives you bad chemistry. — Mike Piazza, baseball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.23.11 — "Every hole should be a demanding par and a comfortable bogey." — Robert Trent Jones, Jr., golf course architect [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.22.11 — "In the postseason, teams play for 40 minutes." — Tyrone Grant, college basketball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.21.11 — "All great fishermen go to bed early." — Ted Williams, baseball player and world-class fisherman [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.20.11 — "I don't think it's possible to be too intent on winning." — Woody Hayes, college football coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.19.11 — "Western supremacy in football is a triumph of the middle-class over the rich." — Knute Rockne, college football coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.18.11 — "My dad was my biggest hero, but they haven't made a poster of him yet." — Derek Jeter, baseball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.17.11 — "I don't know anyone else who putts with a swizzle stick." — Bob Hope, on fellow actor and comedian Jackie Gleason [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.16.11 — "If you really want to enjoy the game and understand it, you've got to score it." — Warner Fuselle, baseball broadcaster, on score cards [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.15.11 — "If you're going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price than your opponent." — Bud Wilkinson, football coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.14.11 — "We don't take underclassmen." — Red Auerbach, basketball coach and team executive, on why the Boston Celtics passed on Julius Erving [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.13.11 — "Quite a few of them start with, 'You big ***hole.' " — Joe Schmidt, football coach, quoting his fan mail [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.12.11 — "Baseball is a crazy game. Anything can happen." — Fernando Tatis, baseball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.11.11 — "If I get tired now, it's not because of my surgery. It's because I'm old." — Joe Torre, baseball manager [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.10.11 — "I want to be remembered for making rich people richer." — Hughes Norton, sports agent [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.09.11 — "If me and King Kong went into an alley, only one of us would come out, and it wouldn't be the monkey." — Lyle Alzado, football player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.08.11 — "The secret of shooting is concentration." — Bill Bradley, basketball player and U.S. Senator [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.07.11 — "I was promised money, credit cards, apartments, come home on weekends when I wanted to. Everybody was promising something. It was just who was promising me the most." — Derric Evans, high school football player, on his recruitment [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.06.11 — "There is no way you will ever be a great player unless you want it." — Bobby Knight, basketball coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.05.11 — "All's I do is what I please and nobody stops me." — Gorgeous George, professional wrestler [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.04.11 — "When I can't play tennis anymore, I'll die." — Bill Tilden, tennis player, who played the day before he died [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.03.11 — "Bird was one of the few white guys who could play what people call the 'Black Game.' " — Dennis Rodman, on fellow basketball player Larry Bird [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.02.11 — "He will cut your heart out to win." — Matt Goukas, basketball coach, on Larry Bird, basketball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 05.01.11 — "I watched the first Ali-Frazier fight in prison. And I promoted the third one." — Don King, boxing promoter [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


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