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"I just felt like reflecting on my junior year, when I didn't know what I was doing, I left a lot of stuff out there. Actually, I gained close to 700 yards more and I took myself out of a lot of games."
Marcus Allen
"I just felt like reflecting on my junior year, when I didn't know what I was doing, I left a lot of stuff out there. Actually, I gained close to 700 yards more and I took myself out of a lot of games."
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"First off, the PS2 and PSP can play against each other online."
Tim Page
"First off, the PS2 and PSP can play against each other online."
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"I've had two or three injuries when with England and it's been a bit bizarre."
Jamie Redknapp
"I've had two or three injuries when with England and it's been a bit bizarre."
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"I think there are some players born to play ball."
Joe DiMaggio
"I think there are some players born to play ball."
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"On the road we're somebody else's guests - and we play in a way that they're not going to forget we visited them."
Knute Rockne
"On the road we're somebody else's guests - and we play in a way that they're not going to forget we visited them."
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"Living in Dallas, I root for the Mavericks and the Stars and the Cowboys, but I've always pulled for the Chicago Cubs. I enjoy watching them play."
Lee Trevino
"Living in Dallas, I root for the Mavericks and the Stars and the Cowboys, but I've always pulled for the Chicago Cubs. I enjoy watching them play."
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"As an individual, not as the boss of a company, I am very interested in motor racing."
Carlos Ghosn
"As an individual, not as the boss of a company, I am very interested in motor racing."
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"I liked the energy of cooking, the action, the camaraderie. I often compare the kitchen to sports and compare the chef to a coach. There are a lot of similarities to it."
Todd English
"I liked the energy of cooking, the action, the camaraderie. I often compare the kitchen to sports and compare the chef to a coach. There are a lot of similarities to it."
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"But I was so wrapped up in sports growing up as a kid, that I think I was going to grow to be a pro ball player. But I found out real quick that was not going to happen."
Tim McGraw
"But I was so wrapped up in sports growing up as a kid, that I think I was going to grow to be a pro ball player. But I found out real quick that was not going to happen."
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"In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and women as athletes. We had to make it okay for them to be active. Those were much scarier times for females in sports."
Billie Jean King
"In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and women as athletes. We had to make it okay for them to be active. Those were much scarier times for females in sports."
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"The main thing is healthy eating, exercise, which I do for special events, like if it's Sports Illustrated, or the swim suit catalogue for Victoria's Secret, or my own calendar that I did for the year 2000."
Heidi Klum
"The main thing is healthy eating, exercise, which I do for special events, like if it's Sports Illustrated, or the swim suit catalogue for Victoria's Secret, or my own calendar that I did for the year 2000."
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"There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games."
Ernest Hemingway
"There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games."
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"Everybody likes Brazil and we want the Brazilians to come out."
Alan Hansen
"Everybody likes Brazil and we want the Brazilians to come out."
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"I never played inside as a kid - even in the rain I'd go out."
Anthony Doerr
"I never played inside as a kid - even in the rain I'd go out."
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"You can't really describe how difficult it is to deal with. It is any athlete's worst nightmare to be accused of cheating by taking drugs. It really is very difficult to put into words how it makes you feel."
Greg Rusedski
"You can't really describe how difficult it is to deal with. It is any athlete's worst nightmare to be accused of cheating by taking drugs. It really is very difficult to put into words how it makes you feel."
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"Yeah, I play a lot of their games. Going way back to Bulls vs. Lakers to the later Live stuff, I go at it quite a bit. More than anything tough, I play Madden."
Jason Kidd
"Yeah, I play a lot of their games. Going way back to Bulls vs. Lakers to the later Live stuff, I go at it quite a bit. More than anything tough, I play Madden."
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"When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the mustache off, but I realized I was getting so many comments about it - and everybody was talking about it - that I decided to keep it."
Mark Spitz
"When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the mustache off, but I realized I was getting so many comments about it - and everybody was talking about it - that I decided to keep it."
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"You can't tell them anything, but hopefully they will learn from the example and won't have to go through it."
Lawrence Taylor
"You can't tell them anything, but hopefully they will learn from the example and won't have to go through it."
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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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"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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"There was a tremendous amount of disappointment in missing the World Cup finals in 1998, so they're getting excited about this one and I really think we could do well in the Far East."
Robbie Keane
"There was a tremendous amount of disappointment in missing the World Cup finals in 1998, so they're getting excited about this one and I really think we could do well in the Far East."
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"You guys know the way I play. And what's so ironic is, KG is the same way. I'm looking at him in practice and going, 'Wow, I'm always that guy,' you know?"
Latrell Sprewell
"You guys know the way I play. And what's so ironic is, KG is the same way. I'm looking at him in practice and going, 'Wow, I'm always that guy,' you know?"
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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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"Don't cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself."
Casey Stengel
"Don't cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself."
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"It is really hard to make it convincing enough that you forget you are playing a video game."
Tim Page
"It is really hard to make it convincing enough that you forget you are playing a video game."
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"I'm definitely going to miss hearing the sound of that gun."
Bonnie Blair
"I'm definitely going to miss hearing the sound of that gun."
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"I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal."
Scott Hamilton
"I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal."
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"Brooklyn was the most wonderful city a man could play in, and the fans there were the most loyal there were."
Pee Wee Reese
"Brooklyn was the most wonderful city a man could play in, and the fans there were the most loyal there were."
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"Captain Fisher, the commander, with a party of young ladies from the city and gentlemen belonging to his ship, came one day to pay me a visit in the midst of a deluge of rain."
Joshua Slocum
"Captain Fisher, the commander, with a party of young ladies from the city and gentlemen belonging to his ship, came one day to pay me a visit in the midst of a deluge of rain."
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"To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person."
Dennis Rodman
"To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person."
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"I see it as one of my jobs to make sure that, it sounds ridiculous, but to make sure the folks are eating, make sure folks are getting enough fluids, make sure folks are, you know, comfortable in the orbiter."
Duane G. Carey
"I see it as one of my jobs to make sure that, it sounds ridiculous, but to make sure the folks are eating, make sure folks are getting enough fluids, make sure folks are, you know, comfortable in the orbiter."
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"I play some fighting games, but mostly I just play sports."
Vince Carter
"I play some fighting games, but mostly I just play sports."
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"Man, if I made one million dollars I would come in at six in the morning, sweep the stands, wash the uniforms, clean out the office, manage the team and play the games."
Duke Snider
"Man, if I made one million dollars I would come in at six in the morning, sweep the stands, wash the uniforms, clean out the office, manage the team and play the games."
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"Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry."
Earl Monroe
"Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry."
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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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"We coaches have to learn how to deal with that: How do I get to each one best - with a talk, with video analysis? And what sort of tone? We need our own coaches for that. The sports psychologist coaches me too."
Jurgen Klinsmann
"We coaches have to learn how to deal with that: How do I get to each one best - with a talk, with video analysis? And what sort of tone? We need our own coaches for that. The sports psychologist coaches me too."
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"Winning isn't everything, but playing and competing and striving and going through things can be a lot of fun and really important. As long as you're doing it in a way that's healthy, sports can be an incredible opportunity."
Andrew Shue
"Winning isn't everything, but playing and competing and striving and going through things can be a lot of fun and really important. As long as you're doing it in a way that's healthy, sports can be an incredible opportunity."
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"We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto."
Willie Stargell
"We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto."
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"I think the Commissioner is taking the steps necessary to give the game back to the players and the fans and hopefully take the league to the next level."
Cobi Jones
"I think the Commissioner is taking the steps necessary to give the game back to the players and the fans and hopefully take the league to the next level."
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"I just have to relax before each shot, and let it happen knowing that I've done it a million times before."
Jennifer Wyatt
"I just have to relax before each shot, and let it happen knowing that I've done it a million times before."
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"Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart."
Scott Hamilton
"Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart."
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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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"While writing my first 90 books, I was magazine editor, publisher, book publisher, executive, etc., so I was established in publishing. three of my seven or so books were biographies of sports stars and really opened doors for me in that area."
Jerry B. Jenkins
"While writing my first 90 books, I was magazine editor, publisher, book publisher, executive, etc., so I was established in publishing. three of my seven or so books were biographies of sports stars and really opened doors for me in that area."
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"After taking temporary charge last season he took us from looking down at the fringes of another relegation scrap, to within a kick of getting into Europe."
Robbie Fowler
"After taking temporary charge last season he took us from looking down at the fringes of another relegation scrap, to within a kick of getting into Europe."
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"My style is to keep folks in place who are good managers and want to win."
Tom Hicks
"My style is to keep folks in place who are good managers and want to win."
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"That's what Major League Baseball's steroid scandal was all about, the hidden harm in competitive sports that sends the wrong message to the young."
Suzanne Fields
"That's what Major League Baseball's steroid scandal was all about, the hidden harm in competitive sports that sends the wrong message to the young."
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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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"I'll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again."
Kevin Keegan
"I'll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again."
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"As long as I play ball, I can get any woman I want."
Dennis Rodman
"As long as I play ball, I can get any woman I want."
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"If they asked me, I did two shifts. I did sports, I did news, because I loved it."
Larry King
"If they asked me, I did two shifts. I did sports, I did news, because I loved it."
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