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Archives - April 2003
Posted 04.30.03 �
"I'd rather get Gatorade poured on me than bust my
butt selling it..." � Bill Parcells, champion
professional football coach, commenting on his
disdain for endorsements [Get
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Posted 04.29.03 �
"Coaching is teaching. Some coaches try to make
what they do sound mysterious and complicated when
it's not... to be a good coach, you have to be a
good teacher..." � John Madden, champion
professional football coach, writer, and
award-winning broadcaster [Get
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Posted 04.28.03 �
"We avoided guys who could play the piano..." �
Paul Brown, legendary football coach and team
owner, noting one of the principles he followed in
making NFL draft selections [Get
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Posted 04.27.03 �
"Character will only take you so far. You've got
to have talent..." � Karl Malone, professional
basketball player [Get
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Posted 04.26.03 �
"If a survey was taken, I think you'd find
more injuries happen to a quarterback while
standing in the pocket than by taking off with a
ball..." � Steve Grogan, professional football
player [Get
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Posted 04.25.03 �
"In pro football the college draft is what
makes good teams great, as the youngsters imbue a
team with their youth and enthusiasm, pushing the
veterans to play harder, and sometimes pushing
them out..." � Peter Golenboch, sportswriter [Get
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Posted 04.24.03 �
"I find that prayers work best when you have
big players..." � Knute Rockne, Hall of Fame
college football coach, commenting on the role
pleading to a higher power plays in success on the
field [Get
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Posted 04.23.03 �
"College football would be more interesting if the
faculty played instead of the students � there
would be a great increase in broken arms, legs and
necks..." � H.L. Mencken, humorist and author [Get
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Posted 04.22.03 �
"No one can guard me one-on-one. I'm not afraid of
anyone in this league..." � Allen Iverson,
professional basketball player [Get
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Note: SportByte�
editor was on vacation from 04.11.03 through
04.21.03.
Posted 04.10.03 �
"He could break all the records before he's
through..." � Gil Hodges, major league baseball
player and manager, speaking about then-rookie
pitcher Nolan Ryan [Get
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Posted 04.09.03 �
"Winning is like shaving. You do it every
day, or you end up looking like a bum..." � Jack
Kemp, professional football player and U.S.
congressman [Get
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Posted 04.08.03 �
"Once a player becomes bigger than the team, you
no longer have a team..." � Red Auerbach, Hall of
Fame basketball coach and executive [Get
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Posted 04.07.03 �
"The man who can drive himself further once
the effort gets painful is the man who will
win..." � Roger Bannister, first athlete to run
the mile in under four minutes [Get
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Posted 04.06.03 �
"Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in
ideals..." � Dr. James Naismith, inventor of
basketball [Get
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Posted 04.05.03 �
"There is something about a new pair of
sneakers that makes a boy feel he can run faster
and jump higher..." � Spike Lee, writer, actor,
director and sports fan [Get
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Posted 04.04.03 �
"That young'un can't be doing that all by
himself..." � Bum Phillips, NFL coach, who accused
Oakland of filling punter Ray Guy's football with
helium, because his kicks went so high and so deep [Get
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Posted 04.03.03 �
"I've never known a football writer who ever
had to stand up to a blitz..." � Joe Namath, Hall
of Fame football player, commenting on
second-guessing by the press [Get
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Posted 04.02.03 �
"The Joe Namaths of the world are meaningless.
They come and go, fleeting figures of passing
glamour. You'll find them in the sports tomes but
not in the history books..." � Howard Cosell,
broadcaster [Get
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Posted 04.01.03 �
"When you make a mistake, there are only three
things you should ever do about it: 1) admit it;
2) learn from it; 3) don't repeat it..." � Paul
"Bear" Bryant, Hall of Fame football coach [Get
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