SPORTS QUOTES
Quotes from a sports forum
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Venus Williams made an amusing response at a press conference after Martina Hingis thrashed her in the 1997 US Open final.
Reporter: What happened out there?
Venus: I went out there. Lost first set 6-1, second set 6-2. Then awards ceremony.
Reporter: What happened out there?
Venus: I went out there. Lost first set 6-1, second set 6-2. Then awards ceremony.
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I think we should all recognize Charles Oakley for his bizarre non-sequitors and old man wisdom.
"If it ain't broke.. don't break it."
"You can't throw a hook by the side of the road and hope to catch a fish in the grass."
"If it ain't broke.. don't break it."
"You can't throw a hook by the side of the road and hope to catch a fish in the grass."
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Max Baer, on being told by Jack Dempsey that he had nothing to worry about as Joe Louis wasn't landing any punches:
"Then you better keep an eye on (referee) Arthur Donovan, because somebody out there is beating the hell out of me.”
"Then you better keep an eye on (referee) Arthur Donovan, because somebody out there is beating the hell out of me.”
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Jack Roper's excuse for being knocked out in one round by Louis:
“I zigged when I shoulda zagged."
Jack Roper's excuse for being knocked out in one round by Louis:
“I zigged when I shoulda zagged."
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Herm Edwards
"You play to win the game! You play to win the game!"
"It's losing. It's called life. Get over it."
"You play to win the game! You play to win the game!"
"It's losing. It's called life. Get over it."
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Utah coach's response to the question what he will do following the loss and elimination from March Madness:
"The same thing I do after a win: go home and eat my ass off."
"The same thing I do after a win: go home and eat my ass off."
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