“When I left Chicago, people said, 'Careful with that Texas heat'. I'm like, 'I'm from Puerto Rico. I know heat.” PeopleKnowsSaidLeftCarefulHeatTexasChicagoPuerto RicoRico Author:Amaury Nolasco
“Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy, magic, and a gritty urban realism in a breathtaking ride along Chicago's mean streets.” WayMeanSaidCountryRichComedyMagicStreetsGhostChicagoRealismUrbanAstonishingReviewersBreathtakingMean Streets Author:Sara Paretsky
“I think it's important to keep mantras fresh (sometimes the same verse can get stale). That being said, I love this powerful statement: 'Define yourself.' I rehearsed it a million times during the 2005 Chicago Marathon [her first win].” ThinkingFirstsSaidImportantSometimesWinningPowerfulMillionsStatementsChicagoVersesMarathonMantrasStaleDefine Yourself Author:Deena Kastor
“I was in Chicago in 1994 and at this time I had no thoughts of coming back and playing the game of basketball, Bryon Russell came over to me and said, "Why'd you quit? You know I could guard you." When I did come back in 1995 and we played Utah in '96, I'm at the center circle and Bryon Russell is standing next to me. I said, "You remember what you said in 1994 about, 'I think I can guard you, I can shut you down, I would love to play against you?' Well, you're about to get your chance.” ThinkingKnowsWellsSaidI CanPlayRememberNextGamesChanceBasketballStandingQuittingCirclesChicagoComing BackUtah Author:Michael Jordan
“President Obama has decided that he wants his presidential library to be in Chicago, not Hawaii. Today Hawaii's governor said, 'Great, who's going to want to come to Hawaii now?'” WantSaidTodayPresidentDecidedLibraryPresidentialChicagoPresident ObamaGovernorsHawaii Author:Conan O'Brien
“It was the first time I used that bat. A Yankee fan in Chicago gave it to me the last time we were there and said it would bring me luck. There's no brand name on it or anything. Maybe the guy made it himself. It had been in the bat rack, and I picked it up by mistake because it looked like the bat I had been using the last few days.” FirstsMadeSaidLastsUsedGuyNamesMistakeFansFirst TimeLuckMade ItBrandsChicagoLast TimeBatsYankeesNew York YankeesRacksBrand NamesYankee Fans Author:Graig Nettles