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    I always turn to the sports page first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page nothing but man's failures.

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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 went through baseball as "a player to be named later.".

I went through baseball as "a player to be named later.".

by Joe Garagiola Found in: Sports Quotes,
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How can we hope to remain economically competitive in a world in which... 90% of Dutch high-school students take advanced read more

How can we hope to remain economically competitive in a world in which... 90% of Dutch high-school students take advanced math courses and 100% of teachers in Germany have double majors, while the best we can say about our pocket of excellence is that 75% of [American] students have learned to critique tactfully?.

by Barbara J. Alexander Found in: Sports Quotes,
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It's basically the same, just darker.
(on racing Saturday nights as opposed to Sunday afternoons, 1991)

It's basically the same, just darker.
(on racing Saturday nights as opposed to Sunday afternoons, 1991)

by Alan Kulwicki Found in: Sports Quotes,
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Soccer players can do it for 90 minutes in all positions!

Soccer players can do it for 90 minutes in all positions!

by Daniel R. Evans Found in: Sports Quotes,
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He's in the mold of a Tom Watson, in that he'll hit the ball in the trees and undaunted go read more

He's in the mold of a Tom Watson, in that he'll hit the ball in the trees and undaunted go it there, flail it out and make something out of it.

by Gary Mccord Found in: Sports Quotes,
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I play [golf] with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.

I play [golf] with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.

by Ben Hogan Found in: Sports Quotes,
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I don't psyche myself up. I psyche myself down. I think clearer when I'm not psyched up.

I don't psyche myself up. I psyche myself down. I think clearer when I'm not psyched up.

by Steve Cauthen Found in: Sports Quotes,
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There isn't a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors than Arnold Palmer and me read more

There isn't a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors than Arnold Palmer and me combined. Somebody is going to dust my records. It might as well be Tiger, because he's such a great kid.

by Jack Nicklaus Found in: Sports Quotes,
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