Early Pioneers Era

I never had a sore arm. I always figured if I kept my arm in shape I could pitch until I was fifty.

— Cy Young

One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than fifty preaching it.

— Knute Rockne

People come to see you pitch, not to watch you walk batters.

— Cy Young

The secret of golf is to turn three shots into two.

— Bobby Jones

Nobody is going to make a spectacle out of me.

— Jim Thorpe

For every point I'm given, I'll have earned two.

— Jack Johnson

I don't want my picture in cigarettes, but I don't want the company to lose money on my account.

— Honus Wagner

Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.

— Knute Rockne

Thanks, King.

— Jim Thorpe

Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course: the space between your ears.

— Bobby Jones

I never was content unless I was trying my skill in some game against my playmates.

— Jim Thorpe

A pitcher has got to be good and he has got to be lucky to get a no-hit game.

— Cy Young