What is both surprising and delightful is that spectators are allowed, and even expected, to join in the vocal part of the game... There is no reason why the field should not try to put the batsman off his stroke at the critical moment by neatly timed disparagements of his wife's fidelity and his mother's respectability.
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The integrity of the game is everything.
The integrity of the game is everything.
Thou shalt not covet; but tradition approves all forms of competition.
Thou shalt not covet; but tradition approves all forms of competition.
The game was closer than the score indicated.
(after a 1-0 game)
The game was closer than the score indicated.
(after a 1-0 game)
It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.
It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.
They say that the best defense is offense, and I intend to start offending right now.
They say that the best defense is offense, and I intend to start offending right now.
It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf.
It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf.
Racing is a matter of spirit not strength.
Racing is a matter of spirit not strength.
I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.
I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.
Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.
Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.
