“Prize-Fighting is not the aim of boxing. This noble exercise ought not to be judged by the dishonesty or the low lives of too many of its professional followers. Let it stand alone, an athletic practice, on the same footing as boating or football.” FightingPracticeFootballOughtExerciseLowsAimNobleBoatBoxingPrizeFollowersJudgedAthleticDishonestyStand Alone Author:John Boyle O'Reilly
“Fishing largely consists of not catching fish; failure is as much a part of the sport as knee injuries are of football.” SportsSeaFootballRiversFishesBoatKneesInjuryLakesFishingCatchingCatching FishKnee Injuries Book:The Spectacle of Skill: New and Selected Writings of Robert Hughes Source: The Spectacle of Skill: New and Selected Writings of Robert Hughes
“In the German football team players from different clubs need to get on with each other both on and off the pitch. In the grand coalition Christian Democrats and Social Democrats sit in the same boat and need to pull in the same direction.” NeedsDifferentChristianSocialPlayerTeamFootballDemocratClubsBoatCoalitionsAnd OffFootball TeamInspirational TeamTeam Player Author:Angela Merkel