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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 04.27.03 — "Character will only take you so far. You've got to have talent..." — Karl Malone, professional basketball player [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 04.06.03 — "Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals..." — Dr. James Naismith, inventor of basketball [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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 thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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