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"As a kid I was short and only weighed 95 pounds. And though I was active in a lot of Sports and got along with most of the guys, I think I used comedy as a defense mechanism. You know making someone laugh is a much better way to solve a problem than by using your fists."
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"You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play."
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"Manny has swung with many men, but many men never seen Manny's blissful swing."
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"I am sure our athletes will win hearts of the world and will show the world what India is all about."
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"A Stander-by is often a better judge of the game than those that play."
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"I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash."
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"When healthy competition prevails -- you come out to play and you play to win."
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"The plays and sports of children are as salutary to them as labor and work are to grown persons."
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"True sportsmanship is excellence in motion!"
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"Anyone who's just driven 90 yards against huge men trying to kill them has earned the right to do Jazz hands."
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"My first was in 1994 and it's ten years ago already. It's been ten years and I'm still around. I won a stage again, like I did last year and the year before."
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"Nowadays they have 12 directors and 15 producers and 30 writers. And all the writers want their lines said a certain way-which isn't necessarily funny. I mean the lines aren't necessarily so funny to begin with."
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"Don Knotts was a really big influence, especially on the Steve Allen show. I mean, look at the guy, his entire life is in his face."
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"Harvey never had an original idea or thought in his life. I was out wandering around the country doing charity benefits, mainly, when I asked him to come along."
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"People enjoy sitting back knowing they won't hear a lot of four-letter words."
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"I figure you're only here for a matter of moments. Ever since I was a kid watching movies I've always wanted to make people laugh or have some sort of emotional reaction."
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"My career is pretty much over. I'm out in the Valley eating soft-boiled eggs."
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"If only my folks had beaten me, I could have gotten some material about my miserable childhood. But as it is, I've had a great life."
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"I've never really taken anything very seriously. I enjoy life because I enjoy making other people enjoy it."
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"At first I wanted to be a jockey. I rode horses in Cleveland but I kept falling off and I was afraid of horses. So there wasn't much of a future in it."
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"I've known Harvey for over 40 years and I worked with him on the Burnett show for 11 years. I guess you could say we're about as close as you can get to being a comedy team."
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