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My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt.
(explaining read more
My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt.
(explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice, 1982)
Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious.
Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious.
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)
It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too.
(after winning the Grand Slam Cup.)
It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too.
(after winning the Grand Slam Cup.)
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring when everything else read more
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.
The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself.
The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself.
With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am read more
With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them.
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?
We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.
We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.