“Some things cannont possibly happen, because they are both too improbable and too perfect. The U.S. hockey team cannot beat the Russians in the 1980 Olympics. Jack Nicklaus cannot shoot 65 to win the Masters at age forty-six. Nothing else comes immediately to mind.” MindHappensAgeWinningPerfectTeamMastersSixBeatsGolfFortyHockeyOlympicsImprobableHockey Team Author:Thomas Boswell
“Born to an age where horror has become commonplace, where tragedy has, by its monotonous repetition, become a parody of sorrow, we need to fence off a few parks where humans try to be fair, where skill has some hope of reward, where absurdity has a harder time than usual getting a ticket.” NeedsTryingHumansAgeBornSorrowHorrorSkillsFairsHarderTragedyRewardsParksUsualTicketsAbsurdityRepetitionFenceCommonplaceParodyMonotonous Book:Why Time Begins on Opening Day Source: Why Time Begins on Opening Day