Posted 11.30.06 — "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...]

Posted 11.29.06 — "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 11.28.06 — "I've never known a football writer who ever had to stand up to a blitz." — Joe Namath, Hall of Fame football player — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.27.06 — "That young'un can't be doing that all by himself." — Bum Phillips, NFL coach, who accused Hall of Fame punter and Southern Miss alum Ray Guy of using a football filled with helium, because his kicks went so high and deep — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.26.06 — "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 11.25.06 — "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 11.24.06 — "The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win." — Roger Bannister, first man to run the mile in under four minutes — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.23.06 — "Once a player becomes bigger than the team, you no longer have a team." — Red Auerbach, Hall of Fame basketball coach and team executive — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.22.06 — "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 11.21.06 — "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 11.20.06 — "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...]

Posted 11.19.06 — "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 11.18.06 — "I find that prayers work best when you have big players." — Knute Rockne, Hall of Fame college football coach — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.17.06 — "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 11.16.06 — "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 11.15.06 — "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 11.14.06 — "We avoided guys who could play the piano." — Paul Brown, Hall of Fame NFL 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 11.13.06 — "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 and award-winning broadcaster — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.12.06 — "I'd rather get Gatorade poured on me than bust my butt selling it." — Bill Parcells, champion professional football coach — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.11.06 — "Fatigue makes cowards of us all." — Vince Lombardi, Hall of Fame football coach — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.10.06 — "I miss football so much — heck, I even miss the interceptions." — Archie Manning, retired NFL quarterback — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.09.06 — "Any time your defense gives up more points than a basketball team, you're in trouble." — Lou Holtz, champion college football coach — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.08.06 — "The will to win is grossly overstated. The will to prepare is far more important." — Bobby Knight, college basketball coach — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.07.06 — "Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear." — John Madden, NFL coach and broadcaster — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.06.06 — "Football isn't a contact sport, it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport." — Vince Lombardi, Hall of Fame football coach — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.05.06 — "One man practicing sportsmanship is better than a hundred teaching it." — Knute Rockne, champion college football coach — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.04.06 — "Sweat is the cologne of accomplishment." — Heywood Hale Broun, sportswriter — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.03.06 — "Football is the quintessential American sport: lots of violence punctuated by committee meetings." — George Will, political analyst and baseball aficionado — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.02.06 — "Luck means a lot in football. Not having a quarterback is bad luck." — Don Shula, professional football coach — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

Posted 11.01.06 — "I never want to score. Never. I want to rebound." — Dennis Rodman, professional basketball player — [Get thousands of quotes from Carlo DeVito's The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations...]

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