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"Pretty much whoever wins the tournament at the end of the week is the guy that putted probably the best."
Retief Goosen
"Pretty much whoever wins the tournament at the end of the week is the guy that putted probably the best."
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"Rather than showing themselves to be an ally to the middle class by ending the AMT or repealing it for years to come, my Republican colleagues refused to include it in today's legislation and America's middle class will surely suffer that choice greatly."
Ellen Tauscher
"Rather than showing themselves to be an ally to the middle class by ending the AMT or repealing it for years to come, my Republican colleagues refused to include it in today's legislation and America's middle class will surely suffer that choice greatly."
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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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"The rules are learnt in order to be broken, but if you don't know them, then something is missing."
Nicolas Roeg
"The rules are learnt in order to be broken, but if you don't know them, then something is missing."
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"But every day I tell my story, and be comfortable with my story and be comfortable with what I've done, and what I did, and how I am today, it lessens the likelihood it will ever happen."
Lawrence Taylor
"But every day I tell my story, and be comfortable with my story and be comfortable with what I've done, and what I did, and how I am today, it lessens the likelihood it will ever happen."
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"Most one run games are lost, not won."
Gene Mauch
"Most one run games are lost, not won."
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"When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals."
Tracy Austin
"When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals."
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"Swinging first and swinging to kill is all that matters now."
Ernie Pyle
"Swinging first and swinging to kill is all that matters now."
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"Number four, we're going to play like winners, play the game the way it's meant to be played. Don't get full of yourself if something good happens. Don't get too depressed when something bad happens."
Steve Spurrier
"Number four, we're going to play like winners, play the game the way it's meant to be played. Don't get full of yourself if something good happens. Don't get too depressed when something bad happens."
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"I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June."
Carl Yastrzemski
"I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June."
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"The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us."
Sachin Tendulkar
"The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us."
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"Yes, I have had difficult times on court and at certain tournaments but you need to forget about it and go forward because that's the way it works in our world."
Amelie Mauresmo
"Yes, I have had difficult times on court and at certain tournaments but you need to forget about it and go forward because that's the way it works in our world."
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"More than specific memories of achievements, for me I remember the feeling you get when you were just at your very best - when you felt like you were floating across the court and could put the ball wherever you wanted."
Guy Forget
"More than specific memories of achievements, for me I remember the feeling you get when you were just at your very best - when you felt like you were floating across the court and could put the ball wherever you wanted."
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"I'm going to go out and try to be the best player I can be and help the Chicago Bears win."
Brian Griese
"I'm going to go out and try to be the best player I can be and help the Chicago Bears win."
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"The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think may happen doesn't happen. A champion is beaten, an unknown becomes a champion."
Roger Bannister
"The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think may happen doesn't happen. A champion is beaten, an unknown becomes a champion."
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"I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash."
Jason Statham
"I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash."
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"My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will."
Mark Spitz
"My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will."
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"This illuminates not only fans' interest in major league teams but also the minors and even Little League."
John Thorn
"This illuminates not only fans' interest in major league teams but also the minors and even Little League."
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"I'm not really interested in sports psychology. It makes me feel like a crazy person."
Michelle Wie
"I'm not really interested in sports psychology. It makes me feel like a crazy person."
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"The one major disappointment I have is that I didn't get a hundred against India in India. I got lots of runs against India in England including a double hundred I am very proud of."
David Gower
"The one major disappointment I have is that I didn't get a hundred against India in India. I got lots of runs against India in England including a double hundred I am very proud of."
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"We've finally told the world that this is sports entertainment, and I think one of the best forms of entertainment is anything that's fun or funny, something that you really enjoy watching or listening to."
Jerry Lawler
"We've finally told the world that this is sports entertainment, and I think one of the best forms of entertainment is anything that's fun or funny, something that you really enjoy watching or listening to."
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"I'm thrilled, I'm grateful, I'm blessed. I played for the world's greatest professional sports team in history. Once a Dallas Cowboy, always a Dallas Cowboy."
Bob Hayes
"I'm thrilled, I'm grateful, I'm blessed. I played for the world's greatest professional sports team in history. Once a Dallas Cowboy, always a Dallas Cowboy."
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"I've had many a player tell me all through high school and right up until signing day that they were coming to Alabama, then they signed with somebody else."
Bear Bryant
"I've had many a player tell me all through high school and right up until signing day that they were coming to Alabama, then they signed with somebody else."
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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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"Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league."
Pete Rose
"Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league."
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"Hewitt is such a fighter on the court; he never gives up. They all have qualities to beat him."
Richard Krajicek
"Hewitt is such a fighter on the court; he never gives up. They all have qualities to beat him."
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"WE used to tour quite a lot during the summer with Everton in my day."
Dixie Dean
"WE used to tour quite a lot during the summer with Everton in my day."
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"We signed to play until the day we died, and we did."
Jimmy Greaves
"We signed to play until the day we died, and we did."
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"Several professional athletes have wrongly taught many young Americans by example that the only way to succeed in sports is to take steroids."
Jim Sensenbrenner
"Several professional athletes have wrongly taught many young Americans by example that the only way to succeed in sports is to take steroids."
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"A lot of these angles are really about trying to mimic broadcast sports angles in order to anchor the scene, to sort of normalize it before it becomes abstracted."
Matthew Barney
"A lot of these angles are really about trying to mimic broadcast sports angles in order to anchor the scene, to sort of normalize it before it becomes abstracted."
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"Let the pitcher move first, then, as he draws his arm back, you draw the bat back and you are ready."
Paul Waner
"Let the pitcher move first, then, as he draws his arm back, you draw the bat back and you are ready."
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"It takes me about a week and a half to really analyze a game - play by play."
Bart Starr
"It takes me about a week and a half to really analyze a game - play by play."
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"If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person."
Curt Flood
"If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person."
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"To be a professional tennis player you need to put in these sort of hours."
Guy Forget
"To be a professional tennis player you need to put in these sort of hours."
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"I enjoyed being involved in team sports and making close friendships."
Brian McBride
"I enjoyed being involved in team sports and making close friendships."
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"The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant."
Pete Rose
"The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant."
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"One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer."
Will McDonough
"One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer."
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"I like all the adventure sports but I like to do them in a safe way."
Catherine Bell
"I like all the adventure sports but I like to do them in a safe way."
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"I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it."
Sandy Koufax
"I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it."
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"We didn't think he would play on Sunday because he was suspended - that makes me think he has all the qualities to join Arsenal!"
Arsene Wenger
"We didn't think he would play on Sunday because he was suspended - that makes me think he has all the qualities to join Arsenal!"
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"Contrary to what the fans may think, you don't just show up, wear a striped shirt and a whistle on Friday night."
Jim Mitchell
"Contrary to what the fans may think, you don't just show up, wear a striped shirt and a whistle on Friday night."
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"What could be better than walking down any street in any city and knowing you're the heavyweight champion of the world?"
Rocky Marciano
"What could be better than walking down any street in any city and knowing you're the heavyweight champion of the world?"
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"I think the fans are going to expect a lot from me, as they should."
Wayne Rooney
"I think the fans are going to expect a lot from me, as they should."
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"Liverpool fans were great to me, I still live near the city and they always come up and shake my hand."
Paul Ince
"Liverpool fans were great to me, I still live near the city and they always come up and shake my hand."
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"When I got to professional ball I used to play 150 games every year. It depends on how many games there was."
Willie Mays
"When I got to professional ball I used to play 150 games every year. It depends on how many games there was."
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"You always wonder if you can make plays at the end."
Bruce Weber
"You always wonder if you can make plays at the end."
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"Companies that support sports developmental programs in our communities should also be applauded."
Mary Lou Retton
"Companies that support sports developmental programs in our communities should also be applauded."
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"I like to walk around my apartment naked. I like sitting around in the nude watching sports, actually."
Kylie Bax
"I like to walk around my apartment naked. I like sitting around in the nude watching sports, actually."
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"We vote - if the public votes 50 percent, we vote 70 percent. So we have a bigger impact with our numbers, and the organization and the manpower we can bring to a race."
James P. Hoffa
"We vote - if the public votes 50 percent, we vote 70 percent. So we have a bigger impact with our numbers, and the organization and the manpower we can bring to a race."
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"Pete Rozelle used television to get the game to the American public by creating the Super Bowl and making it the biggest sporting event in the world."
Will McDonough
"Pete Rozelle used television to get the game to the American public by creating the Super Bowl and making it the biggest sporting event in the world."
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