“Now there are two or three teams who are very ethical in their outlook who have opened up the economic benefits and that is probably going to be a turning point in the sport.” TwoThreeSportsTeamEconomicBenefitsEthicalOutlookTurning Points Author:David Millar
“Anyone who has actually had to take responsibility for consequences by running any kind of enterprise whether economic or academic, or even just managing a sports team is likely at some point to be chastened by either the setbacks brought on by his own mistakes or by seeing his successes followed by negative consequences that he never anticipated.” KindRunningSportsMistakeResponsibilitySeeingTeamEconomicConsequenceNegativeEnterpriseAcademicTaking ResponsibilitySetbackSports TeamNegative Consequences Author:Thomas Sowell
“Much of the pressure contemporary parents feel with respect to dressing children in designer clothes, teaching young children academics, and giving them instruction in sports derives directly from our need to use our children to impress others with our economic surplus. We find "good" rather than real reasons for letting our children go along with the crowd.” NeedsGivingFeelsChildrenRealReasonUseYoungSportsParentEconomicTeachingClothesPressureOur ChildrenCrowdsContemporaryDesignerInstructionImpressDressingsYoung ChildrenSurplusPeer PressureDesigner Clothes Book:Miseducation: preschoolers at risk Source: Miseducation: preschoolers at risk
“...let's talk about soccer scores. There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade restraints slow economic growth, the euro is not a reserve currency and scoreless sports ties are boring.” PeopleWorldNeedsSportsGrowthEconomicTradeBoringAround The WorldSoccerTiesScoreCurrencyReservesRestraintEconomic GrowthEuro Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“Year after year, an ideological and economic barrier hardened between our two countries, meanwhile, the Cuban exile community in the United States made enormous contributions to our country, in politics, in business, culture and sports.” YearsMadeTwoCountryStatesCulturePoliticsSportsCommunityUnitedUnited StatesEconomicEnormousOur CountryContributionBarriersExileIdeologicalCubanHardenedTwo Countries Author:Barack Obama
“The White House is defending President Obama's sports activities over the past week, saying that everyone needs leisure time. Thanks to these economic policies, 9.5 percent of Americans have all the leisure time they need.” NeedsPastHouseSportsPresidentWhiteWeekEconomicPolicyActivityPercentThanksWhite HousePresident ObamaLeisureOver The PastEconomic PolicyLeisure Time Author:Jay Leno
“The Olympics are too powerful. I hate sports - they generate so much nationalism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, racism, economic exploitation, displacement of communities to build worthless bankrupt stadiums.” HateSportsCommunityPowerfulEconomicRacismI HateNationalismSexismExploitationOlympicsWorthlessStadiumsHomophobiaDisplacement Author:Terre Thaemlitz
“The image of a country is not just about economic and military strength. The soft face of a country also makes a difference. Sports are one such soft power which can capture the world's attention to India.” WorldCountryFacesSportsDifferencesAttentionEconomicMilitaryIndiaMaking A DifferenceCapture Author:Narendra Modi