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Evander Holyfield on sports
Author: Evander Holyfield“That’s the biggest problem with boxing in the United States. They do not promote it like they used to, when it used to be Howard Cosell and they showed it on ‘Wide World of Sports.’ Everybody knew all the fighters. Everybody was looking forward to the year when the Olympics came on.” -Evander Holyfield
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Mark Spitz on sports
Author: Mark Spitz“One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you can’t get an answer from someone until 5 o’clock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesn’t get too exciting after a while.” -Mark Spitz
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David Boreanaz on sports
Author: David Boreanaz“I wanted to play sports my whole life. That’s all I really wanted to do.” -David Boreanaz
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Paul Robeson on sports
Author: Paul Robeson“Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields of sports, the arts, the struggle for full citizenship for the Negro people, labor’s rights and the fight for peace.” -Paul Robeson
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Ron Blomberg on sports
Author: Ron Blomberg“Competing in sports has taught me that if I’m not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will.” -Ron Blomberg
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Stephen Moyer on sports
Author: Stephen Moyer“I’m an English boy. I played a lot of sports growing up, but I never had any kind of workout regimen.” -Stephen Moyer
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Rene Redzepi on sports
Author: Rene Redzepi“I started my cooking ‘career’ aged 15, almost 20 years ago. At the time it was quite a shock suddenly working 75 to 80 hours a week, without time to play football or other sports.” -Rene Redzepi
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Peyton Manning on sports
Author: Peyton Manning“My dad told us up front, ‘Guys, if you want to play sports, go ahead, but it’s your decision.’” -Peyton Manning
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Louise Slaughter on sports
Author: Louise Slaughter“We all know that girls who compete in sports perform better in school, are physically healthier and have a stronger self-esteem.” -Louise Slaughter
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Bill James on sports
Author: Bill James“I like to feel that I understand little things about sports.” -Bill James
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Carla Gugino on sports
Author: Carla Gugino“When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It’s black and white. It’s win or lose.” -Carla Gugino
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Michael Ian Black on sports
Author: Michael Ian Black“My tastes in all things lean towards the arty and boring. I like sports documentaries about Scrabble players, bands that play quiet, unassuming music, and TV shows that win awards. In that way, I am an elitist snob.” -Michael Ian Black
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Michael Mandelbaum on sports
Author: Michael Mandelbaum“The cardinal sin in sports, what could really wreck it, is not cheating to win, which has gone on forever, but cheating to lose. That threatens a fundamental aspect of sports’ appeal, which is their spontaneity. If games are fixed, they’re no different from movies they’re scripted.” -Michael Mandelbaum
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Ivan Lendl on sports
Author: Ivan Lendl“Tennis is not like other sports where the coach is hired by an independent entity, and that makes a huge difference in the dynamic.” -Ivan Lendl
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Katarina Witt on sports
Author: Katarina Witt“Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports.” -Katarina Witt
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Joe Jonas on sports
Author: Joe Jonas“I remember when I was growing up, I always wore glasses and so if I was on-stage or just being able to move around playing sports, I was never really able to because I had glasses holding me back. Wearing contacts has just been very helpful.” -Joe Jonas
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Rick Snyder on sports
Author: Rick Snyder“So if you want great sports, Michigan’s the place to be.” -Rick Snyder
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Pierre de Coubertin on sports
Author: Pierre de Coubertin“All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.” -Pierre de Coubertin
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Derek Fisher on sports
Author: Derek Fisher“I would venture to guess that if I was a construction worker… who requested a transfer to another department for the betterment of his family, I would be commended for it. But because it’s sports, there’s just so much passion added to it.” -Derek Fisher
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Jay Kay on sports
Author: Jay Kay“All I want to know is that I can keep this house for the rest of my days and I want to make good music… and have the odd sports car in the garage, obviously!” -Jay Kay
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Verne Troyer on sports
Author: Verne Troyer“I’m a big sports fan. College football is my favorite.” -Verne Troyer
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Alastair Campbell on sports
Author: Alastair Campbell“We should confine booing in sports arenas to sport. I love a good boo as much as the next football fan.” -Alastair Campbell
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Willie Mays on sports
Author: Willie Mays“When I was in Birmingham I used to go to a place called Redwood Field. I used to get there for a two o’clock game. Where can you make this kind of money playing sports? It was just a pleasure to go out and enjoy myself and get paid for it.” -Willie Mays
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Jerry B. Jenkins on sports
Author: Jerry B. Jenkins“While writing my first 90 books, I was magazine editor, publisher, book publisher, executive, etc., so I was established in publishing. three of my seven or so books were biographies of sports stars and really opened doors for me in that area.” -Jerry B. Jenkins