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Archives - April 2004
Posted 04.30.04
"I'll never make the mistake of being seventy
again. Casey Stengel, Hall of Fame baseball
player and manager, on the subject of ageing [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.29.04
"Nobody ever goes there anymore it's too
crowded. Yogi Berra, Hall of Fame baseball
player and manager, when asked about a
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Posted 04.28.04
"Chemistry is b###s###. I'll tell you what
gives you good chemistry: winning. Losing gives
you bad chemistry. Mike Piazza, professional
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Posted 04.26.04
"Concentration is the ability to think about
absolutely nothing when it is absolutely
necessary. Ray Knight, professional baseball
player and manager [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.25.04
"The ironic thing is that I've never seen [Al
Davis] and Darth Vader in the same place.
Howie Long, professional football player and
broadcaster, about the Oakland Raiders' renegade
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Posted 04.24.04
"He's probably never been to Minnesota.
Willie Mosconi, world champion pool player, on
legendary hustler and trick shot artist
Minnesota Fats [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.23.04
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep
his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all.
Lou Gehrig, Hall of Fame baseball player [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.22.04
"I come to play. I come to beat you. I come
to kill you. Leo Durocher, professional
baseball player and manager [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.21.04
"We avoided guys who could play the piano. Paul
Brown, Hall of Fame professional football coach
and team owner, commenting about his philosophy
on draft selections [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.20.04
"Those who live in dog country dissect the
Iditarod's entry list like the Yankees batting
order on opening day. Brian Patrick O'Donoghue,
political columnist and dog sled racer [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.19.04
"Nobody in football should be called a
genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.
Joe Theisman, broadcaster and former
professional football player [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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04.18.04.
Posted 04.07.04
"Whether in sports or politics, competition in and
of itself is good." Bill Bradley, Hall of Fame
basketball player and U.S. senator [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.06.04
"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, professional
football player [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.05.04
"There have only been two geniuses in the
world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare."
Tallulah Bankhead, actress [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.04.04
"A perfect pitcher is an impossible concept, as
long as major league hitters remain capable of
hitting perfect pitches." Bob Gibson, Hall of
Fame baseball player [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.03.04
"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, Hall of Fame baseball player [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.02.04
"If you see a defense with dirt and mud on
their backs, they've had a bad day." John
Madden, champion professional football coach and
Emmy Award-winning broadcaster [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.01.04
"If you want to be a great hitter, don't go to the
movies. It ruins your eyes." Rogers Hornsby,
Hall of Fame baseball player [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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