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"In Malaysia where the front end pushes so much, extra engine braking is really going to help you."
Sete Gibernau
"In Malaysia where the front end pushes so much, extra engine braking is really going to help you."
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"Until you play it, St. Andrews looks like the sort of real estate you couldn't give away."
Sam Snead
"Until you play it, St. Andrews looks like the sort of real estate you couldn't give away."
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"Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy."
Joe Paterno
"Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy."
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"My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer is when I kicked the hooligan."
Eric Cantona
"My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer is when I kicked the hooligan."
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"Most ball games are lost, not won."
Casey Stengel
"Most ball games are lost, not won."
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"A sore arm is like a headache or a toothache. It can make you feel bad, but if you just forget about it and do what you have to do, it will go away. If you really like to pitch and you want to pitch, that's what you'll do."
Warren Spahn
"A sore arm is like a headache or a toothache. It can make you feel bad, but if you just forget about it and do what you have to do, it will go away. If you really like to pitch and you want to pitch, that's what you'll do."
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"I keep getting these extraordinary letteres, really weird ones from American sports stars - I've always thought you were one pretty lady and now that you're single I want to meet you for a drink."
Elizabeth Hurley
"I keep getting these extraordinary letteres, really weird ones from American sports stars - I've always thought you were one pretty lady and now that you're single I want to meet you for a drink."
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"It seems like Satan has thrown the DH into our game."
Andy Van Slyke
"It seems like Satan has thrown the DH into our game."
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"I had only played five games in my senior year in high school. I was not large enough. Hell, when I graduated, I was about five foot four and weighed 120 pounds. I didn't go with the Dodgers until spring training of 1940 and I weighed all of 155 pounds soaking wet."
Pee Wee Reese
"I had only played five games in my senior year in high school. I was not large enough. Hell, when I graduated, I was about five foot four and weighed 120 pounds. I didn't go with the Dodgers until spring training of 1940 and I weighed all of 155 pounds soaking wet."
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"The disappointment of losing is huge."
Jack Youngblood
"The disappointment of losing is huge."
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"I have a feeling we are going to be world champions, I can't really explain why. Brazil are probably the best team in the world in terms of individual players. But the team with the most gifted players do not always win."
Oliver Kahn
"I have a feeling we are going to be world champions, I can't really explain why. Brazil are probably the best team in the world in terms of individual players. But the team with the most gifted players do not always win."
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"What a ball from Frank. Frank and I go back years. He used to do that when I was at Ajax."
Dennis Bergkamp
"What a ball from Frank. Frank and I go back years. He used to do that when I was at Ajax."
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"If NASCAR racing gets any more exciting, I may not be able to stand it."
Roger Staubach
"If NASCAR racing gets any more exciting, I may not be able to stand it."
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"No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March."
Earl Weaver
"No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March."
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"Not everyone likes sports. Gandhi and Malcolm X come to mind."
Jay Mohr
"Not everyone likes sports. Gandhi and Malcolm X come to mind."
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"Pebble Beach. It is tough and the lay out is amazing."
Natalie Gulbis
"Pebble Beach. It is tough and the lay out is amazing."
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"We emigrated to South Africa and later to Canada so I went to school in several places."
J. Philippe Rushton
"We emigrated to South Africa and later to Canada so I went to school in several places."
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"We're a crazy country about sports, but for the longest time, only followed our own sports."
Claudio Reyna
"We're a crazy country about sports, but for the longest time, only followed our own sports."
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"Don't worry about it. It's just a bunch of guys with an odd-shaped ball."
Bill Parcells
"Don't worry about it. It's just a bunch of guys with an odd-shaped ball."
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"They say Formula One is a market which it can't be, obviously. Our market is independent, it's a sport."
Bernie Ecclestone
"They say Formula One is a market which it can't be, obviously. Our market is independent, it's a sport."
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"To my sick little pal. I will try to knock you another homer, maybe two today."
George Herman
"To my sick little pal. I will try to knock you another homer, maybe two today."
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"The contracts are structured different than athletes in America, but for me, it was good to move on and go back to playing in the premiere league, which is the best league. It was disappointing, as far as the team goes, but for me, there wasn't much I could do."
Claudio Reyna
"The contracts are structured different than athletes in America, but for me, it was good to move on and go back to playing in the premiere league, which is the best league. It was disappointing, as far as the team goes, but for me, there wasn't much I could do."
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"I'm nervous when I play in the Masters or most other tournaments."
Bernhard Langer
"I'm nervous when I play in the Masters or most other tournaments."
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"The Olympics: not one of my better memories."
Debi Thomas
"The Olympics: not one of my better memories."
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"The Athletic Association competed against the University. So there was an event. You cannot break world records unless it is an established event, and you have three timekeepers, and the whole thing is organized."
Roger Bannister
"The Athletic Association competed against the University. So there was an event. You cannot break world records unless it is an established event, and you have three timekeepers, and the whole thing is organized."
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"I think Bob Costas is terrific. He's so knowledgeable. He can talk about any subject, not just sports."
Jim McKay
"I think Bob Costas is terrific. He's so knowledgeable. He can talk about any subject, not just sports."
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"We want to add an American League pennant... and to bring the World Series to Arlington."
Tom Hicks
"We want to add an American League pennant... and to bring the World Series to Arlington."
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"I don't bat an eye at stuff like that. I've had my share of wins. If I worried about the games I should have won, it would probably drive me crazy. It was a fun game to pitch in."
Roger Clemens
"I don't bat an eye at stuff like that. I've had my share of wins. If I worried about the games I should have won, it would probably drive me crazy. It was a fun game to pitch in."
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"Most people compliment me on maintaining my femininity while I'm on the court. People like the fact that I model. My fans or little girls always say they want to play sports, but also want to be a model like me and I think that's great."
Lisa Leslie
"Most people compliment me on maintaining my femininity while I'm on the court. People like the fact that I model. My fans or little girls always say they want to play sports, but also want to be a model like me and I think that's great."
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"I didn't expect to be dropped by England."
Rio Ferdinand
"I didn't expect to be dropped by England."
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"In Europe, it's different - you eat soccer, you breathe soccer, you drink soccer. Everything is about soccer."
Thomas Dooley
"In Europe, it's different - you eat soccer, you breathe soccer, you drink soccer. Everything is about soccer."
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"We should reach out to people to try to go after the fans the way other sports do. Because we can't just depend on the fact that it is a great game."
John McEnroe
"We should reach out to people to try to go after the fans the way other sports do. Because we can't just depend on the fact that it is a great game."
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"Video games are engineered now, but the step I am trying to take, no one can engineer."
Bill Budge
"Video games are engineered now, but the step I am trying to take, no one can engineer."
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"My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is not a sport perhaps as popular in America as it is in England."
Roger Bannister
"My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is not a sport perhaps as popular in America as it is in England."
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"We decided to either try trades or just go with older players. If you do that and let contracts expire you can be in the lottery for about four or five years and expect your fans to be patient."
Isaiah Thomas
"We decided to either try trades or just go with older players. If you do that and let contracts expire you can be in the lottery for about four or five years and expect your fans to be patient."
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"You sweat out the free agent thing in November then you make the trades in December. Then you struggle to sign the guys left in January and in February I get down to sewing all the new numbers on the uniforms."
Whitey Herzog
"You sweat out the free agent thing in November then you make the trades in December. Then you struggle to sign the guys left in January and in February I get down to sewing all the new numbers on the uniforms."
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"Well, when you've had Tom Cruise play you, anything else is a comedown."
Leigh Steinberg
"Well, when you've had Tom Cruise play you, anything else is a comedown."
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"Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity."
Will McDonough
"Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity."
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"There is so much hypocrisy in sports."
Dennis Rodman
"There is so much hypocrisy in sports."
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"The first point is always to believe in it when you go on court and then you have the chances to win."
Martina Hingis
"The first point is always to believe in it when you go on court and then you have the chances to win."
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"I also believe our country made a promise to veterans and their families. Veterans have kept their end of the bargain, and now, the VA is looking to pull out the rug."
Ellen Tauscher
"I also believe our country made a promise to veterans and their families. Veterans have kept their end of the bargain, and now, the VA is looking to pull out the rug."
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"I, most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't even make the team. It's more what's inside."
Brett Favre
"I, most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't even make the team. It's more what's inside."
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"What position didn't I play last season?"
Aaron Hill
"What position didn't I play last season?"
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"I don't feel anything when I watch Shaquille O'Neal play. I don't feel anything coming off him."
Dennis Rodman
"I don't feel anything when I watch Shaquille O'Neal play. I don't feel anything coming off him."
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"I was a left hooker, and I loved hooking. I also really liked to jab and mix it up right away."
Gerry Cooney
"I was a left hooker, and I loved hooking. I also really liked to jab and mix it up right away."
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"I share their frustration at times and I get down just like them when we suffer a bad result."
Steven Gerrard
"I share their frustration at times and I get down just like them when we suffer a bad result."
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"You don't even have to win a championship every year to draw the fans. You just have to show you're really trying."
Tom Hicks
"You don't even have to win a championship every year to draw the fans. You just have to show you're really trying."
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"I didn't get over 1300 walks without knowing the strike zone."
Wade Boggs
"I didn't get over 1300 walks without knowing the strike zone."
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"A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to end."
Jack Dempsey
"A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to end."
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"The first thing you do when you get out to center field is put up your finger and check the wind chill factor."
Mickey Rivers
"The first thing you do when you get out to center field is put up your finger and check the wind chill factor."
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