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Quote by Jerry Coleman

“Your country is bigger than baseball.”

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Jerry Coleman, an American baseball player, was born on September 14, 1924, and passed away on January 5, 2014. He achieved significant success in his baseball career, serving as a key player for the New York Yankees. more

“Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That's what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team, and we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.”

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Author:Magic Johnson

“I quit the Knicks so I know what quitting is, I did. I quit. And it's something I regret to this day. I live with it every day and I regret it. And I let my emotions come into it. And I was just emotionally spent. I made a bad decision and I quit.”

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Author:Jeff Van Gundy

“You have to realize that the game is played by people and not by robots. You have to try to get across in the broadcast the difference in personalities of these players, and that's part of the fun, of course, being in a position where you can pass along that knowledge because you represent the fan.”

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Author:Martin Tyler

“I consider what I do on Deadspin to be based in the foundations of journalism, yes, based on the foundations of journalism that I have been trained and that I certainly use when I write for GQ and The New York Times and so on. Certainly, I think the language can be a little looser on the web, but I am held to the same standards and accuracy everyone else is.”

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Author:Will Leitch

“You might not believe it, but there are times when I feel the TV and radio shows demand more of me than those Sunday afternoon games.”

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Author:Boomer Esiason

“The most exciting fight I have called on HBO was the first meeting between Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward. When I stood up to do the post-fight on camera, my stomach muscles were tight and sore from the tension of watching them take their lives into their hands and trade shots.”

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Author:Jim Lampley

“People go, 'Hey, did you do anything special for the Super Bowl?' Well no, I like to think I do the same amount of work every week getting ready for a game.”

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Author:Phil Simms

“Sometimes I have to criticize guys to try to make it fun, I mean, I'm out there trying to bust other people. I want all these guys to do well, but when they do something stupid or don't play well, I try not to kill 'em, I try to make 'em laugh a little bit.”

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Author:Charles Barkley

“If I have any attribute that serves me well, it's I don't have a long-range plan in life. I have no idea. I just don't look ahead, I really don't. You know when people get out of college and they're talking about their five-year plan. Five-year plan? I got a plan to get to Friday.”

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Author:Michael Wilbon

“I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour.”

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Author:William Ralph Inge

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