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I’d just as soon play tennis with the net down.
Robert Frost1874–1963
Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. Yet today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
Lou Gehrig1903–1941Farewell speech on Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day, Yankee Stadium (4 July 1939)
- Baseball
- Luck
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love.
Bryant Gumbelborn 1948
- Baseball
You may want to do a little autograph trading and I understand it takes five Hoovers to get one Babe Ruth.
Herbert Hoover1874–1964To a young autograph seeker, signing his name six times; as quoted in “Hoover Elated by Swift Turn From New Deal” by Philip Kinsley, Chicago Tribune (18 December 1935), p. 4
- Baseball
- Comedy
To-day, the road all runners come,
Shoulder-high we bring you home,
And set you at your threshold down,
Townsman of a stiller town.
A. E. Housman1859–1936To an Athlete Dying Young (1896)In context
- Life & Death
Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It is time we carried him on our shoulders.
Virat Kohliborn 1988Kohli, when he carried Sachin Tendulkar on his shoulders after India won the WC 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, quoted on dna, “Not just Tendulkaresque, Kohli is a beautiful blend of Fab Five”, March 29, 2016.
There are three types of baseball players: those who make things happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happens.
Tommy Lasorda1927–2021
- Baseball
Baseball is the belly-button of our society.
Bill Leeborn 1946
- Baseball
When you’re talking about fighting, as it is, with no rules, well then, baby you’d better train every part of your body!
Bruce Lee1940–1973Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview (1971)
A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready.
Bruce Lee1940–1973Bruce Lee: Enter the Dragon (1973); In a conversation with an older member of the temple.
Football is a simple game, twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.
Gary Linekerborn 1960Said after England lost to West Germany on penalties in the 1990 World Cup semi-final
- Comedy
If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?
Vince Lombardi1913–1970
Football is like life, it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
Vince Lombardi1913–1970
- Football
We didn’t lose the game; we just ran out of time.
Vince Lombardi1913–1970
- Football
A little with the head of Maradona, and a little with the hand of God.
Diego Maradona1960–2020Post-match remark, Argentina v England, World Cup quarter-final, Mexico City (22 June 1986)