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Archives - September 2005
Posted 09.30.05
"If Howard Cosell was a sport, it would be
roller derby." Jimmy Cannon, sportswriter, on
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Posted 09.29.05
"The Battle of Waterloo was won on the
playing fields of Eton." Duke of Wellington,
British general and prime minister [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.28.05
"Somewhere in the player's contract, maybe in the
fine print, it says, "You're supposed to block."
John McKay, champion football coach [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.27.05
"He treats us like men. He lets us wear
earrings." Torrin Polk, receiver, on
University of Houston football coach John
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Posted 09.26.05
"It's not a game. It's a lifestyle."
Beverly Schnellenberger, wife of champion
football coach Howard Schnellenberger [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.25.05
"Ever to be the best and to surpass others."
Achilles, in The Odyssey, by Homer [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.24.05
"All the rookies call me Mr. Long and I can't
recognize any of the music they listen to."
Howie Long, Hall of Fame professional football
player, broadcaster [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.23.05
"Pelι is the greatest sportsman of all time
in all sports." Ian Woosman, North American
Soccer League commissioner, on Brazilian soccer
legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as
'Pelι' [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.22.05
"Sports is a lot of damn nonsense." Harry
S. Truman, President of the United States [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.21.05
"In this country, you either finish first or
last; there is no second place." Buddy Werner,
writer [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.20.05
"The five S's of sports are: stamina, speed,
strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of
these is spirit." Ken Doherty, track coach [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.19.05
"We Americans are a competitive race. We bet on
anything. We love to win." George S. Patton,
U.S. general [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.18.05
"Each is the last to learn from fate, That his
story is finished and out of date."
Grantland Rice, sportswriter, on retirement [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.17.05
"When I hit a guy, I'll hit him in the throat he
doesn't have pads on there." Conrad Dobler,
professional football player [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.16.05
"Great stars that knew their days in fame's bright
sun. I heard them trampling to oblivion."
Grantland Rice, sportswriter [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.15.05
"For every pass I ever caught in a game, I
caught a thousand in practice."
Don Hutson, professional football player [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.14.05
"A school without football is in danger of
deteriorating into a medieval study hall."
Vince Lombardi, Hall of Fame football coach [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.13.05
"A tie is like kissing your sister." Paul
"Bear" Bryant, champion college football coach [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.12.05
"Everybody loves a gambler, until he loses."
Vince Lombardi, Hall of Fame football coach [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.11.05
"Goooal!" Andres Cantor, U.S. soccer broadcaster [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.10.05
"There is an itch in runners." Arnold Hano,
sportswriter [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.09.05
"Never go to bed a loser." George Halas,
Hall of Fame coach and NFL team owner [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.08.05
"Winning is an attitude." John Chaney,
basketball coach [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.07.05
"There is no finish line." Nike advertisement [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.06.05
"When you win, nothing hurts." Joe Namath,
Hall of Fame football player, commenting on pain [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.05.05
"If you're going to be a champion, you must
be willing to pay a greater price than your
opponent." Bud Wilkinson, champion college
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Posted 09.04.05
"Observing team sports, teams of adult men,
one sees how men are children in the most
felicitous sense of the word." Joyce Carol
Oates, writer [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.03.05
"In football and in business, preparation precedes
performance." Bill Walsh, champion football
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Posted 09.02.05
"Luck means a lot in football. Not having a
quarterback is bad luck." Don Shula, Hall of
Fame football coach [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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Posted 09.01.05
"Athletic competition clearly defines the
unique power of our attitude." Bart Starr,
Hall of Fame football player [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo
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