He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a read more

He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can.

The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register.

The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register.

He said, 'Gosh, Dad, that mean's we're not going to any more bowl games.'
(on his 11-year-old son's reaction read more

He said, 'Gosh, Dad, that mean's we're not going to any more bowl games.'
(on his 11-year-old son's reaction after he took the job with the Boilermakers)

There is one word in America that says it all, and that word is, 'You never know.'

There is one word in America that says it all, and that word is, 'You never know.'

Sports is the toy department of human life.

Sports is the toy department of human life.

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet.
(telling Gator fans that a fire at Auburn's read more

But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet.
(telling Gator fans that a fire at Auburn's football dorm had destroyed 20 books)

Since the Bible and the church are obviously mistaken in telling us where we came from, how can we trust read more

Since the Bible and the church are obviously mistaken in telling us where we came from, how can we trust them to tell us where we are going?

Athletes have studied how to leap and how to survive the leap some of the time and return to the read more

Athletes have studied how to leap and how to survive the leap some of the time and return to the ground. They don't always do it well. But they are our philosophers of actual moments and the body and soul in them, and of our maneuvers in our emergencies and longings.