“I had an opportunity with Baltimore to make it to the World Series, and that didn't happen.” WorldHappensOpportunitySportsSeriesBaltimoreWorld Series Author:Bobby Bonilla
“This is what you work for, putting all the other crap that you hear aside. Just being able to participate in a World Series is pretty much everything. But you do want to win!” WorldWantAbleWinningSportsSeriesJust BeingCrapWorld Series Author:Bobby Bonilla
“The Yankees won the pennant, we went on to the World Series, 41 years after that in the city of Toronto. The great city of Toronto, and all the provinces in Canada, everybody reached out and they were excited because we won the first World Series ever, across the border.” WorldYearsFirstsSportsCitiesSeriesExcitedBordersCanadaYankeesProvincesTorontoGreat CitiesWorld Series Author:Dave Winfield
“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.” IfsThinkingGivingSometimesBigsRunningThreeWinningSportsFourBallsSeriesDefensePitching Author:Dusty Baker
“Tiger is the greatest thing that's happened to the tour in a long time. He has brought incredible attention to golf at a time of year when football and the World Series always take precedence. Everything I've heard about him seems to be true.” WorldYearsLongSeemsSportsAttentionHappenedHeardFootballLong TimeGolfSeriesIncrediblesBeing TrueTigersWorld SeriesPrecedence Author:Payne Stewart
“The playoffs are the wedge between the season and the World Series. If you lose, it means you won't be going to the greatest sports event in this country...You're forgotten by Thanksgiving.” IfsWorldMeanCountrySportsLosesEventsSeasonsSeriesForgottenPlayoffsWorld SeriesWedgesGreatest Sports Author:Tim McCarver
“In my later years I have sought to become simpler, straighter and purer in my handling of the language. I've had many writing heroes, writers who have influenced me. Of the ones still alive, I can think of E.B. White. I certainly admire the pure, crystal stream of his prose. When I was very young as a sportswriter I knowingly and unashamedly imitated others. I had a series of heroes who would delight me for a while and I'd imitate them--Damon Runyon, Westbrook Pegler, Joe Williams.” ThinkingWritingYearsStillsI CanYoungLanguageSportsWhiteAliveHeroPureSeriesDelightAdmireStreamsProseCrystalsDamon Author:Red Smith
“People in New England think that the Red Sox won that series, three games to four.” PeopleThinkingThreeGamesSportsFourRedEnglandSeriesNew England Author:Carlton Fisk
“In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight.” AgeSportsCompetitionSeriesAverageCrowdsPrizeDriversPrize Money Author:Bobby Rahal
“Filmmaking and television series are team sports. Look for the best team for you. Plan, budget your time, money and spirit. You need all three to get serious work done. Never say no because something scares you. Never say yes because you're flattered. Stay open, but stay proud. It never gets easy. Get over that part. Get on with it.” NeedsLooksDoneSpiritThreeEasySportsPlansTeamTelevisionSeriousProudSeriesBudgetsScareFilmmakingGet OverWork DoneFlatteredBest TeamSports TeamSerious Work Author:Karen Walton
“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