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Howard Cosell, born on March 25, 1918, in New York, was a renowned American journalist, writer, and television commentator. Known for his distinctive style and candid commentary, Cosell served as a解说er for various sports events, including the NFL and the World Series. His career spanned broadcasting, television, and publishing, making him a versatile media figure.

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“I'm one helluva communicator.”

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“O. J. has an uncanny instinct for sensing when to make the move, when to makethe cut. He can kill you with a headfake, he can kill you with the swiftness of his legsand the ability to be in a direction at any single second. He also kills you with hisvariation of speed... (on some of the ways O. J. Simpson can kill)”

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“Sports is human life in microcosm.”

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“Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!”

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“The time may have come to say goodbye to Muhammad Ali, because very honestly, I don't think he can beat George Foreman.”

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“Unlike any other sport, the objective in boxing is chillingly simple: One man purposefully endeavors to inflict bodily harm on another man.”

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Book:I Never Played the Game

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“Arrogant, pompous, obnoxious, vain, cruel, verbose, a showoff. I have been called all of these. Of course, I am.”

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“The importance that our society attaches to sport is incredible. After all, is football a game or a religion? The people of this country have allowed sports to get completely out of hand.”

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“What's right isn't always popular. What's popular isn't always right.”

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“The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.”

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“Then there is a still higher type of courage - the courage to brave pain, to live with it, to never let others know of it and to still find joy in life; to wake up in the morning with an enthusiasm for the day ahead.”

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“I was right to back Muhammad Ali, but it caused me major enmity in many areas of this nation.”

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“Sports is the toy department of human life.”

Humans Sports Human Life Department Toys

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“Ladies and Gentleman, the Bronx is burning.”

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“After all, is football a game or a religion?”

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“Stand for something. Don't quest for popularity at the expense of morality and ethics and honesty.”

Character Honesty Morality Integrity Ethics Expenses Quests Popularity Stand For Something Morality And Ethics

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“Boxing is drama on its grandest scale.”

Drama Scales Boxing

Book:I Never Played the Game

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“An unspeakable tragedy, confirmed to us by ABC News in New York City: John Lennon, outside of his apartment building on the West Side of New York City, the most famous, perhaps, of all the Beatles, shot twice in the back, rushed to Roosevelt Hospital, dead on arrival. Hard to go back to the game after that news flash, which in duty bound, we have to take.”

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Author:Howard Cosell

About the Author

Born: March 25, 1918
Died: April 23, 1995
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 18

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