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Archives - June 2005
Posted 06.30.05 �
"When he didn't remember our anniversary, I
knew he was OK." � Lisa McCaffrey, wife of
professional football player Ed McCaffrey,
referring to her husband's concussion � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.29.05 �
"Things are never quite a good as they seem.
Things are never quite as bad as they seem. In
between falls reality." � John Calipari, college
and professional basketball coach � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.28.05 �
"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 thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.27.05 �
"Son, looks to me like you're spending too much
time on one subject." � Shelby Metcalf, Texas
A&M basketball coach, to a player who received
four F's and one D � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.26.05 �
"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 thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.25.05 �
"You wolves been howling for blood all year.
Maybe this'll shut you up." � John King,
professional baseball player, as he threw fifty
chunks of meat into the stands � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.24.05 �
"Running on an artificial leg at full speed
is like driving backward at 55 miles per hour,
using only your rearview mirror to guide you." �
Thomas Bourgeois, champion runner and
below-the-knee amputee � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.23.05 �
"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 06.22.05 �
"I'm not much of a golfer. I don't have any
friends. And, all I like to do the day of a game
is go home and be alone and worry about ways not
to lose." � Paul 'Bear' Bryant, champion college
football coach � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.21.05 �
"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 thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.20.05 �
"If I could make more money running a supermarket,
I'd run a supermarket. My best thing is driving
cars... It's a business, like any other
business." � Richard Perry, racing legend � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.19.05 �
"You'll know, because you'll be looking out
of your ear hole." � Ronnie Barnes, NFL trainer
and ECU alumnus, to player David Meggett,
referring to what is known in the league as 'an
official NFL hit' � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.18.05 �
"I will not permit 30 men to travel 400 miles
to agitate a bag of wind." � Andrew Dickson
White, President of Cornell University, who
would not allow his football team to travel to
play Michigan � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.17.05 �
"True motivation is not getting people to
play to their potential. True motivating is
getting people to play beyond their potential."
� Rick Pitino, college and professional
basketball coach � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.16.05 �
"He's got the heart of a lion. He may be the
type of player that comes around once in a
thousand years." � Tom Watson, champion
professional golfer, on Tiger Woods, champion
professional golfer � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.15.05 �
"Good to meet you. A writer, huh? What paper
you with Ernie?" � Yogi Berra, Hall of Fame
baseball player, to Ernest Hemingway, to whom
he'd been introduced as an important writer � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.14.05 �
"The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest
if somebody put a flagstick on top." � Pete Dye,
golf course designer � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.13.05 �
"I believe there is winning and misery and even
when we win I'm miserable." � Pat Riley,
professional basketball coach � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.12.05 �
"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 06.11.05 �
"There is nothing harder to do in all of
sports than hitting a home run." � Ted Williams,
Hall of Fame baseball player � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.10.05 �
"You have to expect things of yourself before
you can do them." � Michael Jordan, champion
professional basketball player � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.09.05 �
"He went from warm to red hot. You could hear
him laughing or shouting for five blocks." �
Wellington Mara, Hall of Fame NFL team owner, on
Vince Lombardi, Hall of Fame coach � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.08.05 �
"If I ever need a brain transplant, I want
one from a sportswriter, because I'll know it's
never been used." � Joe Paterno, college
football coach � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.07.05 �
"I don't think it's possible to be too intent on
winning." � Woody Hayes, champion college
football coach � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.06.05 �
"Baseball is a crazy game. Anything can happen." �
Fernando Tatis, professional baseball player � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.05.05 �
"Keep your head up; act like a champion." �
Paul "Bear" Bryant, Hall of Fame college
football coach � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.04.05 �
"My toughest fight was with my first wife." �
Muhammad Ali, champion boxer � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.03.05 �
"I was raised, but I never did grow up." �
Pete Rose, professional baseball player � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 06.02.05 �
"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 06.01.05 �
"If their IQ's were lower, they would be
geraniums." � Russ Francis, professional
football player, on defensive linemen � [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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