Bill James

“Famous crime stories almost always lead to the passing of new laws.”

“Crime shapes how we think about the world it shapes social decisions that we make it shapes our base of knowledge. But we don't talk about it intelligently.”

“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.”

“I like to feel that I understand little things about sports.”