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"The NFL today has bigger, stronger, bodies than ever, moving faster than ever, hitting a stationary object harder than ever before - so the physics of the hit have changed."
Leigh Steinberg
"The NFL today has bigger, stronger, bodies than ever, moving faster than ever, hitting a stationary object harder than ever before - so the physics of the hit have changed."
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"Well, I guess I needed this tough first round to really put me into that tournament, to really erase what happened at Indian Wells, which is now the case, you know."
Amelie Mauresmo
"Well, I guess I needed this tough first round to really put me into that tournament, to really erase what happened at Indian Wells, which is now the case, you know."
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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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"The Games are just a nice, positive way to build friendships, camaraderie and, of course, self-esteem. Plus, the Games are a great opportunity for people to participate in sports who normally wouldn't."
Greg Louganis
"The Games are just a nice, positive way to build friendships, camaraderie and, of course, self-esteem. Plus, the Games are a great opportunity for people to participate in sports who normally wouldn't."
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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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"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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"He's got an overall flair for the game. It looks to me like he really loves what he does and he can't wait to get up in the morning, go hit some balls and go play."
Gary McCord
"He's got an overall flair for the game. It looks to me like he really loves what he does and he can't wait to get up in the morning, go hit some balls and go play."
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"Football fans share a universal language that cuts across many cultures and many personality types. A serious football fan is never alone. We are legion, and football is often the only thing we have in common."
Hunter S. Thompson
"Football fans share a universal language that cuts across many cultures and many personality types. A serious football fan is never alone. We are legion, and football is often the only thing we have in common."
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"I'm a high-risk taker on the court in the sense of trying to squeeze things in there."
Jason Kidd
"I'm a high-risk taker on the court in the sense of trying to squeeze things in there."
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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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"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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"You know, this is not about endorsements in the primary. We have to get through a primary first."
Katherine Harris
"You know, this is not about endorsements in the primary. We have to get through a primary first."
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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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"First of all, a player has to know what is banned and what is not banned."
Lawrence Taylor
"First of all, a player has to know what is banned and what is not banned."
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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 don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you."
Wayne Gretzky
"I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you."
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"I mean, I think I just it added to my excitement to playing today, and just going out there and doing the best I could, and no matter what happened, the end of the day was going to be a good end."
Karrie Webb
"I mean, I think I just it added to my excitement to playing today, and just going out there and doing the best I could, and no matter what happened, the end of the day was going to be a good end."
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"The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures."
Barbara Walters
"The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures."
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"The Yankees won the pennant, we went on to the World Series, 41 years after that in the city of Toronto. The great city of Toronto, and all the provinces in Canada, everybody reached out and they were excited because we won the first World Series ever, across the border."
Dave Winfield
"The Yankees won the pennant, we went on to the World Series, 41 years after that in the city of Toronto. The great city of Toronto, and all the provinces in Canada, everybody reached out and they were excited because we won the first World Series ever, across the border."
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"We went to Denmark twice and Germany and also to the Canary Isles one year. I remember once when we were playing Dresden in Germany."
Dixie Dean
"We went to Denmark twice and Germany and also to the Canary Isles one year. I remember once when we were playing Dresden in Germany."
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"Right after the game, say as little as possible."
Tom Landry
"Right after the game, say as little as possible."
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"On a selfish basis, I really enjoy sports and activity."
Alan Thicke
"On a selfish basis, I really enjoy sports and activity."
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"They wanted me to play more sports because they were acutely sensitive to their children being one hundred percent American, and they believed that all Americans played sports and loved sports."
Martin Lewis Perl
"They wanted me to play more sports because they were acutely sensitive to their children being one hundred percent American, and they believed that all Americans played sports and loved sports."
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"The fans have played a massive part in getting us to where we are, but the job's not finished."
Steven Gerrard
"The fans have played a massive part in getting us to where we are, but the job's not finished."
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"If he wins seven golds and ties what I did, then it would be like I was the first man on the moon and he became the second. If he wins more than seven, then he becomes the first man on Mars. We'd both be unique."
Mark Spitz
"If he wins seven golds and ties what I did, then it would be like I was the first man on the moon and he became the second. If he wins more than seven, then he becomes the first man on Mars. We'd both be unique."
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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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"Figo is as important to England as Beckham is."
Mark Lawrenson
"Figo is as important to England as Beckham is."
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"I've got absolutely no intention of ever going to play at another club."
Steven Gerrard
"I've got absolutely no intention of ever going to play at another club."
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"In Malaysia where the front end pushes so much, extra engine braking is really going to help you."
Sete Gibernau
"In Malaysia where the front end pushes so much, extra engine braking is really going to help you."
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"But there was no question in my mind that I was gonna still go for it. I was still going for the win. I wasn't skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that's probably what got me there."
Bode Miller
"But there was no question in my mind that I was gonna still go for it. I was still going for the win. I wasn't skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that's probably what got me there."
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"I'm chasing perfection."
Kobe Bryant
"I'm chasing perfection."
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"Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy."
Joe Paterno
"Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy."
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"Athletics is a luxury."
Roger Bannister
"Athletics is a luxury."
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"My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer is when I kicked the hooligan."
Eric Cantona
"My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer is when I kicked the hooligan."
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"Most ball games are lost, not won."
Casey Stengel
"Most ball games are lost, not won."
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"In the end, a small section of the crowd, maybe 2,000 to 3,000, turned against me. And that was it. Inside the club they know your best intentions, but the minority shout louder than the rest."
Bryan Robson
"In the end, a small section of the crowd, maybe 2,000 to 3,000, turned against me. And that was it. Inside the club they know your best intentions, but the minority shout louder than the rest."
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"I've been involved with sports my whole life, which made clothes and makeup and handbags not that important as a kid. I just didn't care."
Jessica Biel
"I've been involved with sports my whole life, which made clothes and makeup and handbags not that important as a kid. I just didn't care."
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"When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots."
Oscar Robertson
"When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots."
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"I was only 24 then, but 18 of those 24 years had been dedicated to wanting to get to that moment."
Marion Jones
"I was only 24 then, but 18 of those 24 years had been dedicated to wanting to get to that moment."
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"We need to win something for the fans because they have been patient and very understanding and we owe them."
Jamie Redknapp
"We need to win something for the fans because they have been patient and very understanding and we owe them."
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"On first blush, Hold 'em seems like a ridiculously simple game."
Richard Roeper
"On first blush, Hold 'em seems like a ridiculously simple game."
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"The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement, crime and sexual behavior."
J. Philippe Rushton
"The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement, crime and sexual behavior."
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"I had only played five games in my senior year in high school. I was not large enough. Hell, when I graduated, I was about five foot four and weighed 120 pounds. I didn't go with the Dodgers until spring training of 1940 and I weighed all of 155 pounds soaking wet."
Pee Wee Reese
"I had only played five games in my senior year in high school. I was not large enough. Hell, when I graduated, I was about five foot four and weighed 120 pounds. I didn't go with the Dodgers until spring training of 1940 and I weighed all of 155 pounds soaking wet."
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"I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships."
Tracy Austin
"I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships."
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"I played mostly games like Asteroids and Pac-Man. Today, when I go into an arcade, the games are much more difficult and complex. I don't think I could even play some of the video games that are out there today."
Brandi Chastain
"I played mostly games like Asteroids and Pac-Man. Today, when I go into an arcade, the games are much more difficult and complex. I don't think I could even play some of the video games that are out there today."
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"We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat."
Tracy Austin
"We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat."
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"That's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way."
Brian Boitano
"That's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way."
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"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July."
Earl Weaver
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July."
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