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"I've been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and I've come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks."
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
"I've been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and I've come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks."
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"My feet are like gnarled old tree branches."
Dennis Rodman
"My feet are like gnarled old tree branches."
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"If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place."
Frank Robinson
"If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place."
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"People who think they know what they are talking about when they talk about baseball include the announcers and all of the sports press - no matter how much evidence you present them to the contrary they will continue to think that what they think is right."
Michael Lewis
"People who think they know what they are talking about when they talk about baseball include the announcers and all of the sports press - no matter how much evidence you present them to the contrary they will continue to think that what they think is right."
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"For the tiny percentage of people who are negatively affected by our embracing of standards, they can just get their sports somewhere else in the meantime. It's not like we're denying them hospital care."
Mike Davidson
"For the tiny percentage of people who are negatively affected by our embracing of standards, they can just get their sports somewhere else in the meantime. It's not like we're denying them hospital care."
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"When you look at golf films before us they're all - garbage or satire. A lot of sports films tend to vilify the opposition. Where the opposition becomes this big angry monster, so big you can't beat him."
Shia LaBeouf
"When you look at golf films before us they're all - garbage or satire. A lot of sports films tend to vilify the opposition. Where the opposition becomes this big angry monster, so big you can't beat him."
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"I retired because I had a knee injury, my cartilage was wearing out, it was painful and I couldn't put in the four hours of practice each day that I needed to."
Guy Forget
"I retired because I had a knee injury, my cartilage was wearing out, it was painful and I couldn't put in the four hours of practice each day that I needed to."
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"When I pick up the ball and it feels nice and light and small I know I'm going to have a good day. But if I picked it up and it's big and heavy, I know I'm liable to get into a little trouble."
Bob Feller
"When I pick up the ball and it feels nice and light and small I know I'm going to have a good day. But if I picked it up and it's big and heavy, I know I'm liable to get into a little trouble."
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"Since Sven Goran Eriksson took over, England have been fantastic."
Franz Beckenbauer
"Since Sven Goran Eriksson took over, England have been fantastic."
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"Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models."
Bill Bradley
"Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models."
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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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"I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports."
Richard M. Nixon
"I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports."
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"If I stayed a football player, my career would have been over 20 years ago. As it is, my knees are shot. I found I got the same good feeling in acting that I had in sports, but I found I could have a more profound impact on people."
William Petersen
"If I stayed a football player, my career would have been over 20 years ago. As it is, my knees are shot. I found I got the same good feeling in acting that I had in sports, but I found I could have a more profound impact on people."
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"They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don't win many ball games."
Casey Stengel
"They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don't win many ball games."
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"I think the Lombardi teams enjoyed and wanted to get into the big games."
Ray Nitschke
"I think the Lombardi teams enjoyed and wanted to get into the big games."
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"I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing, but entertainment."
Nancy Kerrigan
"I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing, but entertainment."
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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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"Keep your eye on the ball."
Ford Frick
"Keep your eye on the ball."
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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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"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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"Most games are lost, not won."
Casey Stengel
"Most games are lost, not won."
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"I'm nothing more than a sports slave."
Dennis Rodman
"I'm nothing more than a sports slave."
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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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"To me it's the best trophy you can win and to bring it back for all them fans that have supported us right through would be something special."
Steven Gerrard
"To me it's the best trophy you can win and to bring it back for all them fans that have supported us right through would be something special."
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"So this is it. Match point for eternity."
Boris Becker
"So this is it. Match point for eternity."
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"The Olympic Games of the Modern Era began in 1896 in the city of Athens."
Bill Toomey
"The Olympic Games of the Modern Era began in 1896 in the city of Athens."
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"Competing in sports has taught me that if I'm not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will."
Ron Blomberg
"Competing in sports has taught me that if I'm not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will."
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"When you have a background in combat sports, people think you're this martial arts expert, but really I'm just a guy who is able to do certain things without making a mess of himself."
Rick Yune
"When you have a background in combat sports, people think you're this martial arts expert, but really I'm just a guy who is able to do certain things without making a mess of himself."
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"There are one-hundred fifty-four games in a season and you can find one-hundred fifty-four reasons why your team should have won every one of them."
Bill Klem
"There are one-hundred fifty-four games in a season and you can find one-hundred fifty-four reasons why your team should have won every one of them."
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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 regard sports first and foremost as entertainment, so dry documentary narration is not for me."
Jack Brickhouse
"I regard sports first and foremost as entertainment, so dry documentary narration is not for me."
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"I've always been around dudes and sports."
Lisa Guerrero
"I've always been around dudes and sports."
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"If you're a sports fan you realize that when you meet somebody, like a girlfriend, they kind of have to root for your team. They don't have a choice."
Jimmy Fallon
"If you're a sports fan you realize that when you meet somebody, like a girlfriend, they kind of have to root for your team. They don't have a choice."
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"I'm trying to find new ways to make this game more attractive."
Dennis Rodman
"I'm trying to find new ways to make this game more attractive."
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"I definitely wanted this win today and I don't want anybody to talk about my nerves anymore."
Amelie Mauresmo
"I definitely wanted this win today and I don't want anybody to talk about my nerves anymore."
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"The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete."
Pierre de Coubertin
"The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete."
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"If you're going to win games, you're going to have to come up with the big hits. That's the bottom line."
Derek Jeter
"If you're going to win games, you're going to have to come up with the big hits. That's the bottom line."
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"Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing."
Boris Becker
"Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing."
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"I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a mark. It wasn't until I was about 15 that I appeared in a race."
Roger Bannister
"I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a mark. It wasn't until I was about 15 that I appeared in a race."
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"Charles Barkley, I used to watch him growing up. Then I met him. He was a big teddy bear."
Shannon Miller
"Charles Barkley, I used to watch him growing up. Then I met him. He was a big teddy bear."
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"You must invent your own games and teach us old ones how to play."
Nikki Giovanni
"You must invent your own games and teach us old ones how to play."
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"We are fans because the game also appeals to our local pride, our pleasure in thinking of ourselves as, yes, Americans but nonetheless different from residents of other towns, other states, other regions."
John Thorn
"We are fans because the game also appeals to our local pride, our pleasure in thinking of ourselves as, yes, Americans but nonetheless different from residents of other towns, other states, other regions."
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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 just want to get to the level where I can say that that's my level, just try to play well, get up there."
Jennifer Capriati
"I just want to get to the level where I can say that that's my level, just try to play well, get up there."
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"I like people who are enthused about things they do, like travel, sports, work. I like being with people who have things they're excited about."
Parker Stevenson
"I like people who are enthused about things they do, like travel, sports, work. I like being with people who have things they're excited about."
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"In the morning, I reach for the sports page."
Lisa Guerrero
"In the morning, I reach for the sports page."
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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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"Depending on how we start the season, I can play center or wing... It doesn't matter to me."
Mario Lemieux
"Depending on how we start the season, I can play center or wing... It doesn't matter to me."
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"After one year in the Texas League, the American League bought the rights to my contract. They optioned me back to the Texas League for the 1970 season."
Jim Evans
"After one year in the Texas League, the American League bought the rights to my contract. They optioned me back to the Texas League for the 1970 season."
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"The true harbinger of spring is not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of the bat on the ball."
Bill Veeck
"The true harbinger of spring is not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of the bat on the ball."
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