SPORTS
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“Do you not know that the runners in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it.” – Apostle Paul – 1 Cor. 9:24 – HOLY SCRIPTURES
Success comes before work only in the dictionary. – (Coach) Vince Lombardi
I’ve missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot—and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over in my life…and that’s why I succeed. – Michael Jordan
Yesterday’s Olympic winners would be beaten by today’s high school kids. – Paul Harvey
I believe in exercise. I do 45 minutes of exercises every morning, unless I do them very fast—then it takes less time. – Victor Borge
Moral victories are like a 6-foot man drowning in 3 feet of water. He’s still dead! – (Coach) Bobby Bowden
Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. – W. C. Fields
Camping is nature’s way of promoting the motel business. – Dave Barry
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. – Christopher Reeve (Actor - played Superman)
Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. – (Coach) Lou Holtz
If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead. – Erma Bombeck
We all have our dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort. – Jesse Owens
Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as he could be, and he will become as he should be. – (Coach) Jimmy Johnson
It’s better to aim at perfection and miss it than it is to aim at imperfection and hit it. – Thomas J. Watson (Businessman)
We in the U.S. are becoming a nation of spectators. - Art Linkletter
“People all say that I’ve had a bad break, but today…today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” – Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig – PRIDE OF THE YANKEES
It’s weird. People say we’re not from apes. How do you explain football then? – Mitch Hedberg
Old boomerangs are hard to throw away. – Julius Erving (Dr. J.)
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“Now everyone competing in a contest exercises self-control in all things. Of course, they do it to receive a crown that can perish, but we, one that does not perish.” – Apostle Paul –1 Cor. 9:25 – HOLY SCRIPTURES
Some say baseball is our national sport. Not me. It’s gossip. – Erma Bombeck
Man blames fate for other accidents but feels personally responsible when he makes a hole in one. – Anonymous
How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were? – Satchel Paige
He doesn’t know the meaning of the word ‘fear.’ In fact, I just saw his grades, and he doesn’t know the meaning of a lot of words. – (Coach) Bobby Bowden
Growing old is mandantory—growing up is optional. – Chili Davis (Baseball)
They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I’m in a depression. – Rick Majerus (Basketball coach)
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. – Italian proverb
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop his skills, and uses his skills to accomplish his goals. – Larry Bird
Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see. – Jimmy Buffett
It’s not enough to just swing at the ball. You’ve got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it. – Babe Didrikson Zaharias (Female pro golfer)
Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa. – Casey Stengel
I don’t believe there is such thing as a “born” soccer player. Perhaps you are born with certain skills and talents, but quite frankly it seems impossible to me that one is actually born to be an ace soccer player. – Pele
I exercised with women so thin that buzzards followed them out to their car. – Erma Bombeck
I’m not an expert on time or cancer or on life itself. I’m a kid from the small Illinois town of Potamia who grew up on the Chicago Cubs and made sports his life work, although there has never been a day when it seemed like work. – Craig Sager
I guess I’ll retire some day, if I live that long. – (Coach) Bobby Bowden
If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon. – Emil Zotopek - (Long-distance runner)
I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophys. Now I’m good at everything. – Demetri Martin (Comedian)
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“I have fought the fine fight. I have run the race to the finish. I have observed the faith.” – Apostle Paul – 1 Tim. 4:7 – HOLY SCRIPTURES
It’s good sportsmanship not to pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. – Mark Twain
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could ever give a person; he believed in me. – (Coach) Jim Valvano
Half the lies they tell about me aren’t true. – Yogi Berra
Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. – Ted Williams
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. – Will Rogers
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. – Wayne Gretsky
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out. – Rodney Dangerfield
Every strikeout brings me to the next home run. – Babe Ruth
It’s just a job, grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. – Mohammed Ali
The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass. – Martin Mull
Winners never quit and quitters never win. – (Coach) Vince Lombardi
If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. – Mohandas Gandhi
Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you. – Satchel Paige
You can’t win until you learn how to lose. – Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are. – Erica Jong -(Writer)
Sports do not build character. They reveal it. – Heywood Hale Broun
Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story. – Casey Stengel
Success is when preparation and opportunity meet. – Bobby Unser (Race car driver)
People will pay more to be entertained than to be educated. – Johnny Carson
It’s not what you do once in a while, it’s what you do day in and day out that makes the difference. – Jenny Craig
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Everyday is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start all over again. That’s the way the game of life is, with a new game everyday, and that’s the way baseball is. – Bob Feller
I am the greatest! – Mohammed Ali
