“Coaches and headmasters praise sport as a preparation for the great game of life, but this is absurd. Nothing could be more different from life. For one thing sports, unlike life, are played according to rules. Indeed, the rules are the sport: life may behave bizarrely and still be life, but if the runner circles the bases clockwise it's no longer baseball.” IfsMayStillsDifferentGamesSportsOne ThingBaseballBasesPraiseCoachesCirclesAbsurdPreparationBehaveRunnersHeadmasters Author:Barbara Holland
“I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball.” KindPlayRunningGuySportsPicksBaseballCirclesSkatingPick Me Author:Scott Hamilton
“Despite the creations of new sections, secret intelligence activity remained mistrusted and neglected in military circles, although there were a few enthusiasts like Baden-Powell, who went on foreign trips disguised as a butterfly collector and regarded spying as sport.” SportsSecretMilitaryCreationActivityCirclesDespiteButterflySectionsNeglectedCollectorsSecret Intelligence Book:Secrecy in Britain Source: Secrecy in Britain
“When one has the right swing and enthusiasm, selling is not unlike hunting, a veritable sport. To scare up the game by preliminary talk and to know how long to follow it, to lose your gain through poorly directed argument, to hang on to game that finally eludes, to boldly confront, to quickly circle around, to keep on the trail, tireless and keen, till you have bagged some orders, there is some satisfaction in returning at night, tired of the trail, but proud of the days work done.” KnowsLongDoneNightOrderGamesSportsLosesKnow HowProudGainsArgumentTiredSatisfactionCirclesSellingEnthusiasmScareHuntingSwingsTrailsWork DoneElude Author:Carl Sandburg