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“After 'Sports' came out in the fall of 1983, everything changed for me. Four of the album's singles became top-10 hits, and by the end of June in 1984, the album was No. 1 on the Billboard chart. It was quite a ride, and for the first time I had enough money to live the way I wanted.”

Way Firsts Ends Enough Wanted Fall Sports Four Changed First Time Albums June Had Enough Singles Billboards Top 10

Author:Huey Lewis

“In '87 - four years after 'Sports' was released - my family and I began vacationing in Montana. I soon bought my first piece of land in Ravalli County, in the western part of the state.”

Years Firsts States Sports Pieces Four Land My Family Western Four Years County Montana

Author:Huey Lewis

“I was all-state in four sports in New Jersey, but sometimes I couldn't get served at a restaurant two blocks from my high school. There were no job opportunities then... the only thing a black youth could aspire to be was a bellboy or a pullman or an elevator operator, or, maybe, a teacher. There was a time when all we had was black baseball.”

“I don't know how we could use it to improve the job that umpires do, ... The human element in sport has always been a big part of the game. I'm a football fan, too, and I hate instant replay in the NFL. Football games are taking four hours.”

Knows Humans Use Bigs Jobs Hate Games Sports Hours Know How Four Fans Football Elements I Hate Instant Nfl Umpires Football Game Football Fan Replay Nfl Football Instant Replay

Author:Bud Selig

“The four Cs of making dreams come true: Curiosity, Courage, Consistency, Confidence.”

Dream Sports Leadership Four Confidence Curiosity Consistency Dreams Come True Follow Your Dreams Chase Your Dreams Dreams Do Come True Living The Dream Making Dreams Come True

Author:Walt Disney

“We've been blessed with four beautiful children. Michael, he doesn't have much of a problem anymore. He is high functional, probably because of early intervention.”

Children Problem Beautiful Sports Four Blessed Intervention

Author:Dan Marino

“But I do have time to pencil in golf, and we've got four excellent courses.”

Courses Sports Four Golf Excellent Pencils

Author:Darrell Royal

“I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out there or four out there. That generally is what wins a series - pitching and defense. If we can catch the ball and not give away any runs like we do sometimes.”

Ifs Thinking Giving Sometimes Bigs Running Three Winning Sports Four Balls Series Defense Pitching

Author:Dusty Baker

“Well I forgot how different it was because I've been here for about four or five years. It's a big load off my shoulders now. Now that I'm there, I'm like, man, I can breathe a little bit, you know?”

Knows Men Years Wells Littles I Can Different Bigs Bits Sports Five Four Little Bit Breathe Shoulders Five Years Load

Author:Latrell Sprewell

“My main concern is when it's 2-0, I've got to keep it at 2-0. It gives us a little more of a chance. To give up four more runs, that isn't going to get it done. I don't care who you're facing or who you're playing, it's not going to get it done.”

Giving Littles Done Care Running Sports Chance Four Giving Up Concern Don't Care I Don't Care Get It Done

Author:Roger Clemens

“I love how my sport reaches out to people with the music and story lines, the glory of standing up for three or four minutes of tough, arduous, gravity-defying skating and all the stuff that goes with it.”

People Stories Three Stuff Sports Lines Four Minutes Glory Tough Standing Reach Out Gravity Skating Defying

Author:Kurt Browning

“I've been very fortunate to play for four great organizations, but New York really takes the cake. Wearing the pinstripes is something that's very special to me, and it's the greatest organization in sports history.”

Play Sports Four Special New York Organization Fortunate Cake Special To Me Great Organizations

Author:Mark Teixeira

“But at three, four, five, and even six years the childish nature will require sports; now is the time to get rid of self-will in him, punishing him, but not so as to disgrace him.”

Years Children Self Three Sports Five Four Six Disgrace Self Will

Book:The Complete Works of Plato (Unabridged): From the greatest Greek philosopher, known for The Republic, Symposium, Apology, Phaedrus, Laws, Crito, Phaedo, Timaeus, Meno, Euthyphro, Gorgias, Parmenides, Protagoras, Statesman and Critias

Source: The Complete Works of Plato (Unabridged): From the greatest Greek philosopher, known for The Republic, Symposium, Apology, Phaedrus, Laws, Crito, Phaedo, Timaeus, Meno, Euthyphro, Gorgias, Parmenides, Protagoras, Statesman and Critias

“People say that it was degrading for an Olympic champion to run against a horse, but what was I supposed to do? I had four gold medals, but you can't eat four gold medals. There was no television, no big advertising, no endorsements then. Not for a black man, anyway.”

“I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym because my brother, who used to beat me up all the time, introduced me to boxing. I found boxing to be a sport that I felt safe in because I controlled what was in those four squares.”

Years Used Found Felt Sports Four Brother Safe Beats My Brother Boxing Controlled Gym Squares

Author:Sugar Ray Leonard

“People in New England think that the Red Sox won that series, three games to four.”

People Thinking Three Games Sports Four Red England Series New England

Author:Carlton Fisk

“When four or more men get together, they talk about sports.”

Men Humor Funny Together Sports Four Get Together

Author:Rita Rudner

“The World Cup only comes around once every four years and is the absolute pinnacle of our sport. It is something we dream about as players. It is a reason why many of us started playing this game. I know myself, my teammates will be focused on what's ahead and what's at stake.”

Knows World Years Reason Dream Games Sports Four Player Absolutes Focused Cups Reason Why Stakes Four Years Teammate World Cup Pinnacle

Author:Jozy Altidore

“When you win 20 games in a row and then lose four, people ask you, 'What happened?'...That's the beauty of sports.”

People Asks Games Winning Sports Loses Four Happened

Author:Tony Parker