“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
“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.” HappensNightSexCareersPlayerViolenceModernMinutesFootballDrinkDrugRoundsAverageClubsComplainingDisasterDrunkSoccerCombinationAnalysisExcessRecipesIncidentsInvolvingFootballerDisposableColumnistsExpectancyFootball ClubsNight ClubSex Drugs Author:Matthew Engel
“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.” MenYearsWalksStreetsModernFootballArmsSeasonsRaisedOnly TimeEyebrowsModern LifeBlanketFootball SeasonRaised Eyebrows Author:Bennett Cerf
“I'd rather be a football coach. That way you only lose eleven games a year.” WayYearsGamesLosesModernFootballCoachesModern LifeElevenFootball Coach Author:Abe Lemons
“Much of modern liberalism consists of people trying to get revenge on the football players they felt inferior to in school.” PeopleTryingSchoolFeltPlayerModernFootballRevengeLiberalismInferiorsFootball PlayerModern Liberalism Author:Steve Sailer