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SportByte™ Archives — August 2011

 

 

 

 

 
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Posted 08.31.11 — "In the quest for the winning edge, the advantage over one's opponent, many athletes have opted to dig deeper into their pharmaceutical grab bag." — Frederick C. Hatfield, writer [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.30.11 — "It matters not who wins or loses, but how you cover your points." — Steve Cady, sportswriter [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.29.11 — "No athletic director holds office longer than two unsuccessful football coaches." — Bob Zuppke, college football coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.28.11 — "I have never taken any exercise... and never intend to take any." — Mark Twain, writer [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.27.11 — "Most slumps are like the common cold. They last two weeks no matter what you do." — Terry Kennedy, baseball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.26.11 — "Looking back, it would be impossible to overstate the impact of sports in my life." — Spike Lee, writer, actor, director [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.25.11 — "I have the greatest job in the world." — Derek Jeter, baseball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.24.11 — "The only reason I played golf was so I could afford to hunt and fish." — Sam Snead, professional golfer [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.23.11 — "Adversity teaches a man about himself." — Alonzo Mourning, basketball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.22.11 — "One day I throw the football like Roger Staubach, one day like Roger Rabbit." — Mike Winchell, football player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.21.11 — "Stand your ground and take your lumps." — Yogi Berra, baseball player and manager [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.20.11 — "Winning tends to heal uneasiness and promote job security." — Selena Roberts, sportswriter [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.19.11 — "The most beautiful thing in the world is a ball park filled with people." — Bill Veeck, baseball team owner and racetrack operator [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.18.11 — "I couldn't imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about." — Bill Walton, basketball player and broadcaster [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.17.11 — "The 'sixties were a time for grunts and screams. ... The sports that fitted those times were football, hockey and mugging." — Bill Veeck, baseball team owner and racetrack operator [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.16.11 — "It's what it aims to be. It's a show. The pros are in the entertainment business." — Red Blaik, college football coach, on professional football [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.15.11 — "I told him, 'Don't buy the papers tomorrow. You're not going to like what you read.' " — Bill Parcells, football coach, on his comments to quarterback Phil Simms after a bad game [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.14.11 — "The only time I am really violent is on the football field. I'm going to catch him and knock his block off. It's as simple as that." — Alex Karras, football player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.13.11 — "The foundation of getting people to do what you want them to do is built on a relationship based on trust. That is the critical element, the glue that holds everything together." — Marty Shottenheimer, football coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.12.11 — "I haven't been able to slam-dunk the basketball for the past five years. Or, for the thirty-eight years before that, either." — Dave Barry, writer [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.11.11 — "Go up and write a column and a sidebar." — Woody Paige, sportswriter, to a woman who said she would do anything for $100 [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.10.11 — "Baseball fans love numbers. They love to swirl them around their mouths like Bordeaux wine." — Pat Conroy, writer, on statistics [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.09.11 — "A champion is one who gets up when he can't see." — Jack Dempsey, boxer [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.08.11 — "Keep your eye on the ball and hit them where they ain't." — Wee Willie Keeler, baseball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.07.11 — "I guarantee it." — Joe Namath, New York Jets quarterback, prior to his team's victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.06.11 — "A tie is like kissing your sister." — Paul 'Bear' Bryant, football coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.05.11 — "This team has a chance of going all the way. So did the Titanic." — Jim Murray, sportswriter [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.04.11 — "It was a lifetime of training for just 10 seconds." — Jesse Owens, Olympic gold medalist sprinter [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.03.11 — "I don't think we can win every game — just the next one." — Lou Holtz, football coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.02.11 — "Let's be honest. The proper definition of an amateur today is one who accepts cash, not checks." — Jack Kelly, Jr., Sports Illustrated writer [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


Posted 08.01.11 — "Could I be a coach and lose? To me, that's like asking if a guy can be a good doctor even though his patients keep dying." — Red Auerbach, basketball coach and team executive [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations.]


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