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“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.”

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Book:Serenity: A Boxing Memoir

Source: Serenity: A Boxing Memoir

“It is customary for columnists to complain about the excesses of Premiership footballers, whenever - as happens regularly - there is an incident involving some combination of sex, drugs, drink, violence and the constabulary. But modern footballers have a lot of both money and disposable time, a combination that has proved a recipe for personal disaster throughout history. And these incidents take place generally round night clubs rather than football clubs. The average Premiership player who turned up for work drunk would have a career-expectancy measurable in minutes.”

“Football season: The only time of the year when a man can walk down the street with a blond on one arm and a blanket on the other without encountering raised eyebrows.”

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Author:Bennett Cerf

“I'd rather be a football coach. That way you only lose eleven games a year.”

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Author:Abe Lemons

“Much of modern liberalism consists of people trying to get revenge on the football players they felt inferior to in school.”

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Author:Steve Sailer

“I think my time at West Brom was successful, that's my take on it. I look back on the work I did there with a lot of pride, I enjoyed my time. Unfortunately it ended a bit prematurely but that's what happens, that's the nature of modern day football.”

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Author:Steve Clarke

“People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.”

Author:Vince Lombardi

“Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.”

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Book:The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary