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Posted 09.30.10 � "Chemistry
is b### s###. I'll tell you what gives you good
chemistry: winning. Losing gives you bad
chemistry. � Mike Piazza, baseball player � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo Devito's
The Ultimate Dictionary
of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.29.10 � "Concentration
is the ability to think about absolutely nothing
when it is absolutely necessary. � Ray Knight,
baseball player � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo Devito's
The Ultimate Dictionary
of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.28.10 � "The
ironic thing is that I've never seen (Oakland
Raiders owner Al Davis) and Darth Vader in the
same place. � Howie Long, football player and
broadcaster � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo Devito's
The Ultimate Dictionary
of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.27.10 � "He's
probably never been to Minnesota. � Willie
Mosconi, pool player, on hustler and trick shot
artist Minnesota Fats � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo Devito's
The Ultimate Dictionary
of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.26.10 � "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 �
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Posted 09.25.10 � "Is it
normal to wake up in the morning in a cold sweat
because you can't wait to beat another human's
guts out?" � Joe Kapp, football player �
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of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.24.10 � "A perfect
pitcher is an impossible concept, as long as
major league hitters remain capable of hitting
perfect pitches." � Bob Gibson, baseball player �
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The Ultimate Dictionary
of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.23.10 � "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 �
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The Ultimate Dictionary
of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.22.10 � "If you
see a defense with dirt and mud on their backs,
they've had a bad day." � John Madden, football
coach and broadcaster �
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of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.21.10 � "If you
want to be a great hitter, don't go to the
movies. It ruins your eyes." � Rogers Hornsby,
baseball player �
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The Ultimate Dictionary
of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.20.10 � "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 �
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Posted 09.19.10 � "I
might have had a tough break, but I have an
awful lot to live for." � Lou Gehrig, baseball
player, after learning he was afflicted with
ALS, an incurable disease �
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of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.18.10 � "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 �
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Posted 09.17.10 � "What's
important is that kids discover that baseball is
fun � and that it gets to be more fun as you get
better at it." � Mickey Mantle, baseball player �
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Posted 09.16.10 � "Baseball
is so ingrained in Cuba that it has thrived as
the 'national sport' through 40 years of
bitterly anti-American revolution." � Roberto
Gonzalez Echevarria �
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Posted 09.15.10 � "Jordan's
swagger, Gretzky's grace and Elway's
determination were not dulled by age or eroded
by exposure." � Richard Hoffer, sportswriter �
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Posted 09.14.10 � "Baseball's
roadside is littered with the careers of
terrific rookie pitchers who quickly dissolved
in rusty, dented mediocrities." � Daniel Okrent,
sportswriter �
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The Ultimate Dictionary
of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.13.10 � "Managing
is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too
hard and you kill it; not hard enough and it
flies away." � Tommy Lasorda, baseball manager �
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Posted 09.12.10 � "Baseball's
roadside is littered with the careers of
terrific rookie pitchers who quickly dissolved
in rusty, dented mediocrities." � Daniel Okrent,
sportswriter �
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The Ultimate Dictionary
of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.11.10 � "No
matter how long you have been playing, you still
get butterflies before the big ones." � Pee Wee
Reese, baseball player �
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Posted 09.10.10 � "A lot
of people run a race to see who's fastest. I run
a race to see who has the most guts." � Steve
Prefontaine, distance runner �
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Posted 09.09.10 � "I'm
about five inches from being an outstanding
golfer. That's the distance between my left ear
and my right." � Ben Crenshaw, golfer �
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Posted 09.08.10 � "Talent
is God-given, be humble; fame is man-given, be
thankful; conceit is self-given, be careful." �
Anonymous �
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Posted 09.07.10 � "I
don't look on football as a career. It's a
stepping stone. I know too many ballplayers who
were lost when opportunity didn't knock on their
door." � Frenchy Fuqua, professional football
player �
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The Ultimate Dictionary
of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.06.10 � "Sportsmanship
should be the very mortar of an athlete but
never an entity in itself for conscious
display." � Grantland Rice, sportswriter �
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Posted 09.05.10 � "Football
is, after all, a wonderful way to get rid of
your aggressions without going to jail for it."
� Heywood Hale Broun, sportswriter �
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of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.04.10 � "If
you're going to be a champion, you must be
willing to pay a greater price than your
opponent." � Bud Wilkinson, football coach �
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of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.03.10 � "I've
been called a racist, a drunk and a quitter.
Other than that, I'm fine." � Kerry Collins,
football player �
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of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.02.10 � "If you
really want to enjoy the game and understand it,
you've got to score it." � Warner Fuselle,
broadcaster, on baseball score cards �
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of Sports Quotations.]
Posted 09.01.10 � "I find
that prayers work best when you have big
players." � Knute Rockne, football coach �
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