FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: des.emory.edu

Major League Record: 0 wins 16 losses

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SPORTS TRIVIA

"Don't give up the ship" sports figures

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An expert said of Vince Lombardi:

"He possesses minimal football knowledge and lacks motivation."

Lombardi would later write,

"It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get back up."

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Michael Jordan and Bob Cousy were each cut from their high school basketball teams. Jordan once observed,

"I've failed over and over again in my life. That is why I succeed."

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"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot ... and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. That is why I succeed."

~ Michael Jordan

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Babe Ruth is famous for his past home run record, but for decades he also held the record for strikeouts. He hit 714 home runs and struck out 1,330 times in his career (about which he said, "Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.").

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(John Wooden once explained that winners make the most errors.)

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Hank Aaron went 0 for 5 his first game at bat with the Milwaukee Braves.

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Stan Smith was rejected as a ball boy for a Davis Cup tennis match because he was "too awkward and clumsy." He went on to clumsily win Wimbledon and the U. S. Open. And eight Davis Cups.

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"I never learned a thing from a tournament I won."

~ Bobby Jones

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Tom Landry, Chuck Noll, Bill Walsh, and Jimmy Johnson accounted for 11 of the 19 Super Bowl victories from 1974 to 1993. They also share the distinction of having the worst records of first-season head coaches in NFL history - they didn't win a single game.

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Johnny Unitas's first pass in the NFL was intercepted and returned for a touchdown.

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Joe Montana's first pass was also intercepted.

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And while we're on quarterbacks, during his first season Troy Aikman threw twice as many interceptions (18) as touchdowns (9) . . . oh, and he didn't win a single game.

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In his first professional race, cyclist Lance Armstrong finished . . . drumroll . . . last. He made up for this lackluster first effort by being the only man to win the Tour de France six consecutive times. And still counting.

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After Carl Lewis won the gold medal for the long jump in the 1996 Olympic games, he was asked to what he attributed his longevity, having competed for almost 20 years. He said, "Remembering that you have both wins and losses along the way. I don't take either one too seriously."

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Editor's note about the pitcher above.

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Terry Felton pitched in at least 16 games

( 0 wins, 16 losses) in the major leagues.

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This means he had some ability, that's why

he had several chances to pitch in the majors

- the worst pitchers are shown the door from

the majors much earlier!

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