“Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.”
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“What's a good tournament for him? Winning it. He's good enough.”
“Don't play too much golf. Two rounds a day are plenty.”
“Overall the fundamentals seem to be there and he's obviously got a very mature head on his shoulders. He's got a kind of presence.”
“New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. Spill your guts at Wimbledon and they make you stop and clean it up.”
“Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, acquiring the experience is a matter of time.”
“You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing.”
“I went through baseball as 'a player to be named later.'”
“I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.”
“Olympism is the marriage of sport and culture.”
“Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.”
“Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.”
“Other sports play once a week but this sport is with us every day.”
“Football is violence and cold weather and sex and college rye.”
“I was showing early symptoms of becoming a professional baseball man. I was lying to the press.”
“Tennis and golf are best played, not watched.”
“He hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. That's where he's getting his power from. He's young and has great elasticity.”
“He hits the ball a long way and he knows how to win.”
“The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register.”
“What's unfortunate about buying a pitcher for $12 million is that he carries no warranty.”
“He's got everything. He' not a great player yet because he hasn't won any major championships, but it's a matter of time. He's an outstanding talent. I didn't realize how tall he is.”
“There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither of them works.”
“If you are going to throw a club, it is important to throw it ahead of you, down the fairway, so you don't have to waste energy going back to pick it up.”
“If your man is a sports enthusiast, you may have to resign yourself to his spouting off in a monotone on a prize fight, football game or pennant race.”