“I grew up reading the newspapers, mostly the sports section. I was a wrestler and would check to see if I was ranked.” IfsReadingSportsGrewGrew UpNewspapersChecksSectionsWrestler Author:Michael Pena
“The mind, relaxing into needful sport, Should turn to writers of an abler sort, Whose wit well managed, and whose classic style, Give truth a lustre, and make wisdom smile.” GivingShouldMindWellsTurnsReadingSportsStyleWitClassic Book:The complete poetical works of William Cowper, with life and critical notice of his writings Source: The complete poetical works of William Cowper, with life and critical notice of his writings
“Reading about ethics is about as likely to improve one's behavior as reading about sports is to make one into an athlete.” ReadingSportsBehaviorEthicsAthlete Author:Mason Cooley
“The things which can make life enjoyable remain the same. They are, now as before, reading, music, fine arts, travel, the enjoyment of nature, sports, fashion, social vanity (knightly orders, honorary offices, gatherings) and the intoxication of the senses.” ArtOrderReadingSocialSportsMusicFashionFineTravelOfficeSensesVanityEnjoymentEnjoy LifeGatheringEnjoyableFine ArtsIntoxicationHonoraryReading Music Author:Johan Huizinga
“There were always plenty of newspapers in the house. The Times, Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail were all regular fixtures on the coffee table. I used to enjoy reading The Times editorial pages and the Daily Mail sports pages.” UsedReadingHouseSportsEnjoyPagesTablesCoffeeNewspapersPlentyMailGuardianEditorialsTelegraphFixtureDaily Mail Author:Lionel Barber
“For 350 years we have been taught that reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man. Football's place is to add a patina of character, a deference to the rules and a respect for authority.” MenWritingYearsHas BeensCharacterReadingSportsFootballTaughtReadyAuthorityAddConferencesDeference Author:Red Smith
“You can make lots of mistakes, but if you give children avenues for creativity and joy, they will have resources to carry them through. For example, if cooking together, reading, listening to music, coloring, participating in sports, or taking a walk in the woods are paired with pleasure and closeness, throughout life doing these things will kindle old feelings of happiness an/or comfort.” IfsGivingChildrenFeelingsTogetherJoyReadingSportsWalksPleasureMistakeCreativityExampleListeningComfortResourcesCookingWoodsListening To MusicAvenuesParticipatingClosenessKindlesWalk In The WoodsOld Feelings Author:Charlotte Sophia Kasl
“If there is one thing I learned by reading Epstein's "The Sports Gene" it is that world-class athletes are, by definition, abnormal: that is, the kind of person capable of competing at that level is necessarily very different from the rest of us physiologically. They are outliers.” IfsWorldKindPersonsDifferentReadingSportsLevelsClassOne ThingCapableAthleteDefinitionsGenesCompetingAbnormalWorld ClassOutliers Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“I have rock climbed but not in awhile. Love all sports, reading, cooking, some carpentry, gardening.” ReadingSportsRocksCookingGardeningCarpentry Author:Scott Cohen
“I wasn't a huge fan of the comic book, but I definitely was of the cartoon series. I wasn't much for sitting around and reading as a kid, I preferred to be outside running around and playing sports, but I was absolutely thrilled to get the role of Colossus. I don't think I realised how popular the character was until I got the role and started doing some research; it was then that I really fell in love with the character of Colossus myself.” ThinkingBookCharacterRunningKidsReadingSportsRolesFansHugeResearchSittingSeriesComicComic BookCartoonRealisedSitting AroundPlaying SportsColossus Author:Daniel Cudmore