“I've been very fortunate to have had the opportunities to have the career I've had.” Quote by Travis Tritt
“A little bit South you've got Macon, Georgia - home of the Allman Brothers, the Marshall Tucker Band and Capricorn Records. And off to west you've got Delta blues. Sprinkle Southern gospel over the top of that, and you're talking about where I came from. I loved all of that music.” LittlesHomeBitsTalkingRecordsBrotherBandLittle BitWestSouthSouthernGeorgiaAnd OffOver The TopDeltaSprinklesCapricornsDelta Blues Author:Travis Tritt
“One day, maybe not in the next few weeks, but certainly in the conceivable future, someone will be able to refer to me without using the word 'arse' somewhere in the sentence.” AbleNextWeekOne DaySentencesArses Author:Nick Hornby
“Reciprocation was a pretty powerful stimulant to the imagination.” ImaginationPowerfulStimulants Book:About a Boy Source: About a Boy
“I'm still not a very good white wine, but I'm drinkable - you could put me in a punch, anyway.” StillsWhiteWineVery GoodWhite Wine Author:Nick Hornby
“I have always been accused of taking the things I love – football, of course, but also books and records – much too seriously, and I do feel a kind of anger when I hear a bad record, or when someone is lukewarm about a book that means a lot to me. Perhaps it was these desperate, bitter men in the West Stand at Arsenal who taught me how to get angry in this way; and perhaps it is why I earn some of my living as a critic – maybe it’s those voices I can hear when I write. ‘You’re a WANKER, X.’ ‘The Booker Prize? THE BOOKER PRIZE? They should give that to me for having to read you.” MenWayGivingFeelsShouldWritingKindMeanI CanBookCoursesVoiceRecordsFootballTaughtAngryWestCriticsBitterDesperatePrizeAccusedArsenalThings I LoveLukewarmI Love Football Author:Nick Hornby
“Life isn't, and has never been, a 2-0 home victory after a fish and chip lunch.” HomeVictoryFishesLunchChipsFish And Chips Author:Nick Hornby
“Complaining about boring football is a little like complaining about the sad ending of King Lear: it misses the point somehow.” LittlesMissingFootballKingsBoringComplainingLearSad Ending Book:Fever Pitch Source: Fever Pitch
“I have learned things from the game. Much of my knowledge of locations in Britain and Europe comes not from school, but from away games or the sports pages, and hooliganism has given me both a taste for sociology and a degree of fieldwork experience. I have learned the value of investing time and emotion in things I cannot control, and of belonging to a community whose aspirations I share completely and uncritically.” SchoolValuesGamesGivenSportsCommunityEmotionShareTasteDegreesPagesEuropeInvestingAspirationBritainBelongingI Have LearnedLocationSociologyFieldwork Author:Nick Hornby