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"In Jiu Jitsu, we often fall into the trap of simply trying a technique "harder," rather than recognizing that it is a poorly chosen tool for the task at hand."

"The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winter."

"Your progress as a Jiu Jitsu practitioner is a direct reflection of the standards you have for yourself."

"It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling."

"Any advanced student will tell you the best way to recover guard is simply not to get your guard passed in the first place."

"Cricket must be proud, "I played by Sachin Tendulkar"."

"Football has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence: in other words it is war minus the shooting."
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"The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it."


"Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his glove. Follow it as he throws to the plate and stay with it until the play is completed. Action takes place only where the ball goes."


"I told the umpires to walk back at least thirty-five feet from home plate. That reduced the arguements."


"The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams."


"That guy in a twenty-five cent bleacher seat is as much entitled to know a call as the guy in the boxes. He can see my arm signal even if he can't hear my voice."


"There are one-hundred fifty-four games in a season and you can find one-hundred fifty-four reasons why your team should have won every one of them."
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