A player who conjugates a verb in the first person singular cannot be part of the squad, he has to conjugate the verb in the first person plural. We. We want to conquer. We are going to conquer. Using the word "I" when you're in a group makes things complicated.
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Sweaty team-mates
I would have thought that the knowledge that you are going to be leapt upon by half-a-dozen congratulatory, but sweaty team-mates would be inducement not to score a goal.
October is not only a beautiful month
October is not only a beautiful month but marks the precious yet fleeting overlap of hockey, baseball, basketball, and football.
Prize fighters can sometimes read and write
Prize fighters can sometimes read and write when they start - but they can't when they finish.
Boxing is like a ballet
To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.
Men forget everything
Men forget everything; women remember everything. That's why men need instant replays in sports. They've already forgotten what happened.
World Series checks meant something
When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw up your taxes.
Just don't care which side wins
The trouble with referees is that they Just don't care which side wins.
Favorite sport in the Olympics
I think my Favorite sport in the Olympics is the one in which you make your way through the snow, you stop, you shoot a gun, and then you continue on. In most of the world, it is known as the biathlon, except in New York City, where it is known as winter.
Professional athletes should be role models
I don't believe Professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.... It's not like it was when I was growing up. My mom and my grandmother told me how it was going to be. If I didn't like it, they said, "Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out." Parents have to take better control.
Playing billiards or hitting a ball
Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness... and so frivolous is he that, though full of a thousand reasons for weariness, the least thing, such as playing billiards or hitting a ball, is sufficient enough to amuse him.
The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer
The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back.
Hitler and Mussolini
If only Hitler and Mussolini could have a good game of bowls once a week at Geneva, I feel that Europe would not be as troubled as it is.
Every sport pretends to a literature
Every sport pretends to a literature, but people don't believe it of any other sport but their own.
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