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My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt.
Never mishandle hope or self-confidence - those are elements of life, not just a game.
Too many players are so afraid to do anything that they seldom venture to do anything.
No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it's what his players know that counts.
When you are in the public eye you cannot afford to show doubts. I do my crying alone.
Scandal is the sport of its authors, the dread of fools, and the contempt of the wise.
Very few cities in the NHL have the history or the following of the Detroit Red Wings.
If you're thinking something good about your players, say it; don't save it for later.
The Church gives more time, thought, and money to recreation and sport than to prayer.
People are going to say what they say. I know sometimes I say things; I offend people.
My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money.
I'm not an agate type ESPN Sports Center highlight, in-your-face kind of a sports fan.
Money is flowing out of traditional advertising into experiential, social, and sports.
Running allows me to set my mind free. Nothing seems impossible, nothing unattainable.
Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.
The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play.
I'd be willing to bet you, if I were a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball.
Sports keep you feeling cheerful, feeling spirited, it's a kind of a thriving feeling.
Success in management and success in sport are derived from the same basic principles.
Players come and go, good friends, players who performed well. You can't control that.
The day when I am satisfied with what I have, will be the day I retire from the sport.
I don't know if I've ever had a memorable body check. It's not really part of my game.
I take pride in my sports knowledge. I take pride in everything I do. It's part of me.
Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.
But really, I can only be dangerous for the team in one place, and that is in the box.
The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.
The tragedy in sports is seeing a team beaten not by a better team, but by themselves.
All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.
I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June.
Surpassing my achievements feels incredible; I want to replicate that again and again.
The game overall has gotten so much better, stronger, more physical parts to the game.
Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
Dream barriers look very high until someone climbs them. They are not barriers anymore.
For me retiring wasn't hard once I knew that that was the decision I was going to make.
Dance is certainly a sport, and they are phenomenal athletes, and they're also artists.
The integral part of being a star is having the will to win. All the champions have it.
I don't mind the high price of stardom. I just don't like the high price of mediocrity.
If I get two strikes, I'll go to a pitch maybe that will help induce that a little bit.
For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.
You're going to make mistakes in life. It's what you do after the mistakes that counts.
Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the best.
We have a lot of players in their first year. Some of them are also in their last year.
Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy
Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found.
If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.
It's rarely talked about, but hunting for sport is just about as vile as we humans get.
You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life.
Baseball lasts as long as it takes. Like life, like love, baseball exists in real time.
I love the sport of snowboarding so much, but I just don't want to talk about it, ever.