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Archives - April 2005
Posted 04.30.05 �
"Gibson pitches as though he's
double-parked." � Vin Scully, broadcaster,
commenting on Hall of Fame pitcher and two-time
Cy Young Award winner Bob Gibson � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.29.05 �
"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 thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.28.05 �
"Son, looks to me like you're spending too
much time on one subject." � Shelby Metcalf,
college basketball coach, to a player who
received four F's and one D � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.27.05 �
"Yes, it is forever about the money. Sports
teaches you that eight days a week, making
virtues of greed and lust, littering its fields
with the currency of betrayal." � Ian O'Connor,
sportswriter � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.26.05 �
"Sportsmanship should be the very mortar of
an athlete but never an entity in itself for
conscious display." � Grantland Rice,
sportswriter � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.25.05 �
"When you unwrap a Reggie Bar, it tells you
how good it is." � Jim 'Catfish' Hunter,
professional baseball player, alluding to Reggie
Jackson, professional baseball player � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.24.05 �
"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 � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.23.05 �
"Being a professional athlete is just being a
big kid." � Larry Csonka, Hall of Fame football
player & broadcaster � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.22.05 �
"Just a fad � passing fancy." � Philip
Wrigley, baseball team owner, on games played
after dark under the lights � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.21.05 �
"All's I do is what I please and nobody stops
me." � Gorgeous George, professional wrestler � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.20.05 �
"I look at a golf course as a huge waste of
pastureland." � Karl Malone, professional
basketball player � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.19.05 �
"When it comes to football, God is prejudiced �
toward big, fast kids." � Chuck Mills,
professional football player � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.18.05 �
"Carrots may be good for my eyes, but they
won't straighten out the curve ball." � Carl
Furillo, professional baseball player � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.17.05 �
"I like my boys agile, mobile, and hostile." �
Alonzo 'Jake' Gaither, champion college football
coach � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.16.05 �
"I don't know. I'm not in shape yet." � Yogi
Berra, Hall of Fame baseball player, when asked
during spring training about his cap size � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.15.05 �
"I got into this business because I got tired
of beating up people for free." � Larry Holmes,
champion boxer � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.14.05 �
"Playing in the U.S. Open is like tip-toeing
through hell." � Jerry McGee, professional
golfer � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.13.05 �
"Born? Hell, Babe Ruth wasn't born. He fell
from a tree." � Joe Dugan, professional baseball
player � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.12.05 �
"Winning tends to heal uneasiness and promote
job security." � Selena Roberts, sportswriter � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.11.05 �
"The more I practice, the luckier I get." �
Gary Player, champion professional golfer � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.10.05 �
"There is no finish line." � Nike advertisement � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 04.09.05 �
"For the real fan, sports are life � and death." �
Mike Littwin, sportswriter � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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SportByte� quotes did not appear from 04.01.05 through
04.08.05 while the feature's editor was on
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