“...let's talk about soccer scores. There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade restraints slow economic growth, the euro is not a reserve currency and scoreless sports ties are boring.” PeopleWorldNeedsSportsGrowthEconomicTradeBoringAround The WorldSoccerTiesScoreCurrencyReservesRestraintEconomic GrowthEuro Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“The best part of being a pro is being able to travel around the world. I have met so many incredible people and experienced different cultures all through sport.” PeopleWorldDifferentAbleCultureSportsMetsIncrediblesAround The WorldDifferent Cultures Author:Kim Smith
“When I looked into the story of Soviet hockey and its players, I realized that it has nothing to do with hockey. It was a larger story using hockey as a window into the story of the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian people, with friendships and betrayals, paranoia and oppression, and the meaning of sports to people and nations around the world, and how sports was used as a political tool.” PeopleWorldStoriesPoliticalUsedFallNationsSportsPlayerToolsWindowUnionsBetrayalI RealizedOppressionAround The WorldHockeySovietSoviet UnionParanoiaRise And Fall Author:Gabe Polsky