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Sports Quotes
"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."
50
"I have just come from a couple of raids, where we had a very lively time, and some of them had to pull their guns. I found it necessary to punch a few sports myself."
49
"Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball."
48
"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."
47
"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."
47
"February is always a bad month for TV sports. Football is gone, basketball is plodding along in the annual midseason doldrums, and baseball is not even mentioned."
47
"I have contacts with the Tour de France which keep me close to cycling."
46
"Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed."
45
"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."
44
"Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor."
43
"Sports is the only entertainment where, no matter how many times you go back, you never know the ending."
43
"He's sharp, he can score and he doesn't worry about missing."
42
"To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime."
42
"They have very good individual players, but they need the collective game. And they still do not have it although there are now only six months left to go."
42
"When George Graham was there they complained, harking back to better days, but I think that's a fantasy."
42
"I enjoyed seven years at Wimbledon and there were high and low points."
42
"The biggest lesson from Africa was that life's joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time and again how much fun Africans had with their families and friends and on the sports fields; they laughed all the time."
42
"Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine."
41
"The league, is doing well. It is just a matter of trying to sort some things out with my contract."
41
"In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure."
41
"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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