“I grew up watching my Dad, Uncles Ciaran Murray and Brendan Murray, and cousin, Aedin Murray, who were all national caliber Gaelic football players in Ireland. I try to watch as much Gaelic football as I can, it is my first love. I bleed Green, White, and Orange. Gaelic football players don’t get paid to play, you play to represent your county that is more important than earning money.” TryingFirstsI CanImportantPlayWhiteWatchesPlayerFootballGrewDadGrew UpPaidGreenMy DadIrelandFirst LoveEarningUnclesOrangeCousinCountyFootball PlayerCaliberEarning MoneyGaelic Author:Patrick Murray
“In a manner akin to the influence of Tiger Woods on the other side of the Atlantic, Thierry Henry has helped kick down a few of the remaining bigoted stereotypes. Through his undisputable class and dignity, Henry has made a deep-seated difference to race relations in this country. Racism will flounder whenever white children grow up with a black man as their hero. That so few comment on Henry's colour is a silent tribute to his impact.” MenChildrenMadeCountryGrowsSidesBlackDifferencesWhiteRaceClassGrowing UpInfluenceFootballHeroRacismDignityRelationImpactSilentWoodsSoccerAnalysisKicksColourCommentStereotypeTigersRace RelationsTribute Author:Pete Gill
“I am happy to be a role model for anybody - whether they are black, white, yellow, pink or purple.” BlackWhiteRolesFootballModelsSoccerAnalysisRole ModelsYellowPurpleBlack White Author:Paul Ince
“The black players at this club lend the side a lot of skill and flair, but you also need white players to balance things up and give the team some brains and common sense.” NeedsGivingSidesBlackWhiteCommonBrainPlayerTeamFootballBalanceSkillsClubsCommon SenseManagersSoccerChairmanFlair Author:Ron Noades
“The only place where we're not segregated in mass is in sports. You go to a football stadium or a basketball arena, and all of America is there: the wealthy, the poor, the black, white, Latino, conservative, liberal, and we all talk about sports.” AmericaSportsBlackWhitePoorFootballBasketballMassConservativeWealthyArenaLatinoStadiumsBlack White Author:Jason Whitlock
“When you think of the former high school football star, you think 6-foot-2, white, meathead as the model for that kind of character. Since I'm not 6-foot-2 or white, I just thought about what I could bring to it. I thought about Smash Williams from 'Friday Night Lights,' like the cocky quarterback, and played around with that.” ThinkingKindCharacterLightSchoolNightStarsWhiteFeetFootballModelsHigh SchoolFormerFridayQuarterbackCockyFriday NightNight LightFriday Night LightsHigh School FootballMeatheads Author:Donald Glover
“You know how ESPN works; they'll throw themselves into a frenzy over Tebow's white bread lame ass niceness and then vilify Johnny Football just 'cause he rages now and then.” KnowsCausesWhiteKnow HowFootballRageBreadAssNow And ThenLameFrenzyNicenessEspnVilifyWhite BreadTebow Author:Dabo Swinney
“He [Ryan white] spoke to me that my life was out of order. My life was a mess. I had no values anymore. And he was so stoic with his infection. He wasn't bitter. He wasn't angry. He just was a kid. He wanted to go to school and play football, drive his car. And he had no bitterness about him.” PlayKidsWantedSchoolValuesOrderWhiteCarFootballAngryBitterMessSpokesBitternessInfectionStoic Author:Elton John
“He could tell at once that they carried different sorts of bubble bath mixed with the water though it wasn't bubble bath as Harry had ever experienced. One tap gushed pink and blue bubbles the size of footballs; another poured ice-white foam so thick that Harry thought it would have supported his weight if he'd cared to test it; a third sent heavily perfumed purple clouds hovering over the surface of the water. Harry amused himself for a while turning the taps on and off, particularly enjoying the effect of one whose jet bounced off the surface of the water in large arcs.” IfsDifferentEnjoyWaterWhiteEffectsFootballTestsThirdsWeightBlueCloudsSizeSurfaceIceBubblesThickPurpleBathsJetArcsAmusedAnd OffFoamHoveringBubble Bath Author:J. K. Rowling