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«In this game of baseball, you live by the sword and die by it. You hit and get hit. Remember that.»
Author: Alvin Dark | About: Sports | Keywords: The Sword
«It is nothing new or original to say that golf is played one stroke at a time. But it took me many years to realize it.»
Author: Bobby Jones (Golfer) | About: Golf, Sports | Keywords: stroke
«It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.»
«It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and moral benefits to the athlete and inspiration to those lucky enough to witness the athletic dedication.»
«It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.»
Author: Larry Bird (Basketball Player) | About: Sports | Keywords: ball, points, scorer, scores
«It was an ideal day for football - too cold for the spectators and too cold for the players»
Author: Red Smith (Columnist) | About: Football, Sports | Keywords: football player, spectators
«It's too bad that one has to conceive of sports as being the only arena where risks are, [for] all of life is risk exercise. That's the only way to live more freely, and more interestingly.»
«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.»
«I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.»
Author: Richard M. Nixon (President) | About: Sports | Keywords: builds, competitive, sports
«In Brazil every kid starts playing street football very early. It's in our blood. As a professional I started at Sao Cristovao in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Of course I also played in the beach soccer league, barefoot.»

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