“We should not have a tin cup out for something as important as the arts in this country, the richest in the world. Creative artists are always begging, but always being used when it's time to show us at our best.” WorldShouldArtImportantCountryShowsUsedArtistCreativeSingersCupsAfrican AmericanUsaBeggingTinCreative ArtCreative ArtistsOpera SingersTin Cup Author:Leontyne Price
“Leading my country out at the World Cup was something I'll never forget.” WorldCountryForgetCupsNever ForgetWorld Cup Author:Mark Viduka
“I want the seals of power and place, the ensigns of command, charged by the people's unbought grace, to rule my native land. Nor crown, nor scepter would I ask but from my country's will, by day, by night, to ply the task her cup of bliss to fill.” PeopleWantCountryNightAsksGraceLandTasksCommandCupsBlissNativeCrownsSealsNative LandPlies Author:John Quincy Adams
“You know the marathon in my country is just exceptional. It's like soccer in England. If England win the world cup and Ethiopia win the marathon - it's the same.” IfsKnowsWorldCountryWinningEnglandCupsSoccerExceptionalMarathonWorld CupEthiopia Author:Haile Gebrselassie
“Fifteen states across the country have gas prices that have dipped below $2. That means it's now cheaper to buy a gallon of liquefied dinosaurs than one cup of coffee at Starbucks.” MeanCountryStatesCoffeeCupsGasFifteenCheaperDinosaursCoffee CupStarbucksGallonsGas Prices Author:Jimmy Fallon
“The combination of an out-of-control tabloid press and a readership that thrills to the destruction of the England head coach is something no other country can offer. Scolari was driven out; Steve McClaren's personal life made the front pages. Neither of them even held the job. Then there was the fake-sheikhing of Sven-Göran Eriksson. That a newspaper should so brilliantly and deliberately destabilise the national head coach in a World Cup year is something no other sporting nation would consider.” WorldShouldYearsMadeCountryJobsNationsFrontsFootballOffersPagesDestructionEnglandPressesDrivenCoachesNewspapersCupsManagersSoccerCombinationRanFakeOther CountriesPersonal LifeChairmanWorld CupTabloidsReadershipHead Coaches Author:Simon Barnes
“It's the only sport that's played in every country in the world. It's played and watched all over the world, it's the most popular sport in probably 90% of the countries, and then with the World Cup, you have the most viewed tournament of any sport in the world.” WorldCountrySportsCupsTournamentsWorld CupPopular Sports Author:Claudio Reyna