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"I'd like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee."
Joe DiMaggio
"I'd like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee."
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"I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot."
Kobe Bryant
"I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot."
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"I think that was one thing I definitely brought to the table, my aggressiveness and my style of play, and I think that's one of the reasons why the fans here really appreciated the way that I went out and played, just because I think they kind of liked that."
Latrell Sprewell
"I think that was one thing I definitely brought to the table, my aggressiveness and my style of play, and I think that's one of the reasons why the fans here really appreciated the way that I went out and played, just because I think they kind of liked that."
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"To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer."
Mickey Mantle
"To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer."
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"I did six years of planning to win the championship from Jack Dempsey."
Gene Tunney
"I did six years of planning to win the championship from Jack Dempsey."
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"I wanted to be a doctor in sports medicine; I was into sailing and all that sort of thing."
Christopher Atkins
"I wanted to be a doctor in sports medicine; I was into sailing and all that sort of thing."
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"Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world."
Esther Williams
"Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world."
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"If they play dirty, then you play dirty."
Lawrence Taylor
"If they play dirty, then you play dirty."
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"The ultimate would be to compete in a couple more Olympics, hopefully break some world records and wind up my sports career with a couple of years in the WNBA."
Marion Jones
"The ultimate would be to compete in a couple more Olympics, hopefully break some world records and wind up my sports career with a couple of years in the WNBA."
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"Every day is a great day for hockey."
Mario Lemieux
"Every day is a great day for hockey."
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"Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher."
Earl Weaver
"Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher."
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"Steroids are for guys who want to cheat opponents."
Lawrence Taylor
"Steroids are for guys who want to cheat opponents."
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"I grew up being into sports and I wasn't trained to move my body in the right way for dancing. I'm the last one to get any moves correct. In rehearsals it's always, 'OK, one more take for Zac.'"
Zac Efron
"I grew up being into sports and I wasn't trained to move my body in the right way for dancing. I'm the last one to get any moves correct. In rehearsals it's always, 'OK, one more take for Zac.'"
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"The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them."
Pierre de Coubertin
"The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them."
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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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"I slept like a baby the night before, because I knew that I'd win the next day."
Bernard Hinault
"I slept like a baby the night before, because I knew that I'd win the next day."
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"The NFL, and I've played a lot of years for them, and they have a lot of restrictions on their players, they have restrictions on their licensees, they have restrictions on everything."
Lawrence Taylor
"The NFL, and I've played a lot of years for them, and they have a lot of restrictions on their players, they have restrictions on their licensees, they have restrictions on everything."
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"I grew up on the tennis court with lots of other kids. There were like 40 kids all afternoon and I was one of the youngest ones, so I always had to chase everybody to keep up."
Martina Hingis
"I grew up on the tennis court with lots of other kids. There were like 40 kids all afternoon and I was one of the youngest ones, so I always had to chase everybody to keep up."
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"As a kid growing up in the back streets of Dublin I used to pretend I was playing in the World Cup with my mates out on the streets, and now I will be doing it for real."
Robbie Keane
"As a kid growing up in the back streets of Dublin I used to pretend I was playing in the World Cup with my mates out on the streets, and now I will be doing it for real."
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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've never seen anything like it since. Some of the Canada Cups came close, but by then a lot of European players came and played in our league so we were more familiar with them."
Marcel Dionne
"I've never seen anything like it since. Some of the Canada Cups came close, but by then a lot of European players came and played in our league so we were more familiar with them."
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"With a record of 75 fights and 6 losses, some of the losses were very questionable including Brian Nielsen when we fought in Denmark. I knew I won but they didn't give me that fight."
Larry Holmes
"With a record of 75 fights and 6 losses, some of the losses were very questionable including Brian Nielsen when we fought in Denmark. I knew I won but they didn't give me that fight."
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"Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine."
Sally Ride
"Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine."
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"Sports is like rock 'n' roll. Both are dominant cultural forces, both speak an international language, and both are all about emotions."
Phil Knight
"Sports is like rock 'n' roll. Both are dominant cultural forces, both speak an international language, and both are all about emotions."
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"Yep, I'll stay a Brisbane Lion, you've heard it first."
Jonathan Brown
"Yep, I'll stay a Brisbane Lion, you've heard it first."
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"Talk radio has almost ruined the sports fan."
Phil Simms
"Talk radio has almost ruined the sports fan."
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"One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you can't get an answer from someone until 5 o'clock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesn't get too exciting after a while."
Mark Spitz
"One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you can't get an answer from someone until 5 o'clock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesn't get too exciting after a while."
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"Nearly 30,000 fans turned out to support the tribute match and provide one of the best atmospheres at the ground for ages. I was so happy to be part of it."
David Ginola
"Nearly 30,000 fans turned out to support the tribute match and provide one of the best atmospheres at the ground for ages. I was so happy to be part of it."
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"I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports."
Julius Erving
"I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports."
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"They're still in the game, and they're trying to get back into it."
Jimmy Hill
"They're still in the game, and they're trying to get back into it."
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"I decided to create a sports club during the Soviet times. It was my dream."
Sergei Bubka
"I decided to create a sports club during the Soviet times. It was my dream."
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"I have worked hard to improve my consistency in my driving, irons, short game, and putting."
Natalie Gulbis
"I have worked hard to improve my consistency in my driving, irons, short game, and putting."
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"I've lived for 10 years in Switzerland, so I speak German."
Martina Hingis
"I've lived for 10 years in Switzerland, so I speak German."
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"We're not doing outrageous fashion; I make sports clothes that are relatively conservative, clothes that everyone wears."
Calvin Klein
"We're not doing outrageous fashion; I make sports clothes that are relatively conservative, clothes that everyone wears."
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"There's always something special when the service academies play each other that's not in any other game. This is not a regular game, and everyone involved knows that."
Roger Staubach
"There's always something special when the service academies play each other that's not in any other game. This is not a regular game, and everyone involved knows that."
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"Canada is hockey."
Mike Weir
"Canada is hockey."
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"Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick."
George Leonard
"Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick."
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"Center is a very tough position to play."
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
"Center is a very tough position to play."
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"It's a little bit in the genes because my brother is a journalist and my father was a sports writer."
Patricia Heaton
"It's a little bit in the genes because my brother is a journalist and my father was a sports writer."
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"Horse racing is animated roulette."
Roger Kahn
"Horse racing is animated roulette."
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"One guy that I wish was here right now, Ted Williams, helped me so much, our long talks, not about hitting but about fishing, one of Ted's passions, and I wish he was here today to share this with me because I owe so much to Ted Williams."
Wade Boggs
"One guy that I wish was here right now, Ted Williams, helped me so much, our long talks, not about hitting but about fishing, one of Ted's passions, and I wish he was here today to share this with me because I owe so much to Ted Williams."
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"And in nineteen seventy two I almost wasn't, on the team, but I knew about it just before Olympic Games for three months before this why this is was not very good for me. I'd been ready to go, you know."
Olga Korbut
"And in nineteen seventy two I almost wasn't, on the team, but I knew about it just before Olympic Games for three months before this why this is was not very good for me. I'd been ready to go, you know."
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"You don't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain."
Leo Durocher
"You don't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain."
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"Everybody sort of questioned why we get married on New Year's Day, and of course, the avid sports fans wouldn't come, because they had to watch the Rose Bowl or whatever that is on that day."
Yeardley Smith
"Everybody sort of questioned why we get married on New Year's Day, and of course, the avid sports fans wouldn't come, because they had to watch the Rose Bowl or whatever that is on that day."
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"I have never seen a wrestling match or a prize fight, and I don't want to. When I find out a man is interested in these sports, I drop him."
Hedy Lamarr
"I have never seen a wrestling match or a prize fight, and I don't want to. When I find out a man is interested in these sports, I drop him."
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"In '82 Brazil showed that you can't win the World Cup without a solid defense."
Alan Hansen
"In '82 Brazil showed that you can't win the World Cup without a solid defense."
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"If you don't win, you're going to be fired. If you do win, you've only put off the day you're going to be fired."
Leo Durocher
"If you don't win, you're going to be fired. If you do win, you've only put off the day you're going to be fired."
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"You know, Scooter's going to do the first separation burn; I'm going to do the second separation burn."
Duane G. Carey
"You know, Scooter's going to do the first separation burn; I'm going to do the second separation burn."
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"How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts."
Jackie Robinson
"How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts."
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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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