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    There are people who think that wrestling is an ignoble sport. Wrestling is not sport, it is a spectacle, and it is no more ignoble to attend a wrestled performance of suffering than a performance of the sorrows of Arnolphe or Andromaque.

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In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work read more

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100% dedication, you won't be able to do this.

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Wrestling is ballet with violence.

Wrestling is ballet with violence.

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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.

by Harold Brodkey Found in: Sports Quotes,
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I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for read more

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.

by Mia Hamm Found in: Soccer Quotes, Sports Quotes,
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He's looking for some meaningful penetration into the backline.

He's looking for some meaningful penetration into the backline.

by Sky Found in: Sports Quotes,
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It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

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I'm not allowed to comment on lousy officiating.

I'm not allowed to comment on lousy officiating.

by Jim Finks Found in: Sports Quotes,
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If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in read more

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

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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.

by Richard M. Nixon Found in: Sports Quotes,
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