- Females
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sports Quotes
More than a game to the people who live it.
A few of these are candid about the professional distance coaches and players keep, while others celebrate becoming attached to a new sports city. For a laugh in between games, check our Jokes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Perspective
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- Nov 07, 2020
You always hear that tragedies put sports in perspective, that they prove we shouldn't care this much about the successes and failures of a bunch of wealthy strangers. I'm going the other way - sometimes, sports put everything else in perspective.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always wanted to create a site that was sports and pop culture. '30 for 30' had a big impact because I loved how that was about finding, empowering and working with these incredible directors, and I thought the same thing could work for writers.
- Nov 07, 2020
My family knew, but most of the sporting world did not realize that my right hand been some 75% paralyzed.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got to direct a human interest sports drama - to this day, one of my proudest achievements in my career and a source of undying pride.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
When cerebral processes enter into sports, you start screwing up. It's like the Constitution, which says separate church and state. You have to separate mind and body.
- Each One
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would never encourage my children to be athletes - first because my children are not athletes and second because there are so many people pushing to get to the top in sports that 100 people are crushed for each one who breaks through. This is unfortunate.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I come from a very athletic family. But I didn't have the typical Jewish sports heroes. I mean, like lots of Jewish kids I admired Sandy Koufax. But I didn't look up to him as the one person who gave me the desire to push on and succeed. My brothers did that for me.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Going back about 10 years ago, the only thing a black kid could do to get out of the ghetto was being a sports star. Now we can add music to that, which is a good achievement in itself.
- Obstacles
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020