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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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