Sports
Quotes

(Babe) Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching.
- Tris Speaker

A ball player's got to be kept hungry to become a big-leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family ever made the big leagues.
- Joe DiMaggio

A coach's main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly.
- Phil Jackson

A good professional athlete must have the love of a little boy. And the good players feel the kind of love for the game that they did when they were Little Leaguers.
- Tom Seaver

A good sport has to lose to prove it.
- Unknown

A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.
- Vince Lombardi

A successful coach is one who is still coaching.
- Ben Schwartzwalder

A typical round of golf; one minute you're bleeding. The next minute you're haemorrhaging. The next minute you're paint the Mona Lisa.
- Mac O'Grady

A white kid tries to become President of the United States, and all the skills and knowledge he picks up on the way can be used in a thousand different jobs. A black kid tries to become Willie Mays, and all the tools he picks up on the way are useless to him if he doesn't become Willie Mays.
- Melvin Rogers

Abraham Lincoln had difficulty getting an education, but what do you expect from a guy who didn't play football, basketball, or baseball?
- Unknown