“The two saddest moments of my life were when my mother died and when I was told I couldn't play football for the Colts anymore.” TwoPlayMomentsMotherFootballDiedSaddestMother DiedColts Author:Art Donovan
“Everybody thinks that you go to Africa and you build a school, or you teach English, or you build a hospital. But actually all you need to do is play football with kids for six months and then after they've trusted you, you tell them about the truth of Aids, and that their grandmother didn't die from witchcraft, she died from Aids. And that's the biggest difference you can make.” ThinkingNeedsPlayKidsSchoolDiesDifferencesTeachFootballMonthsSixDiedAidsGrandmotherHospitalsTrustedSix MonthsWitchcraft Author:Tom Hiddleston
“Boxing was on the one hand barbaric, unconscionable, out of place in modern society. But then, so are war, racism, poverty, and pro football. Men died boxing, yet there was nobility in defending oneself.” MenWarHandsPovertyModernFootballRacismDiedOneselfBoxingNobilityModern SocietyBarbaricPro Football Book:Serenity: A Boxing Memoir Source: Serenity: A Boxing Memoir