1900 – 1945 CE
The birth of modern professional sports and early legends.
Win or lose, do it fairly.
— Knute Rockne
"Win or lose, do it fairly."
I don't want my picture in cigarettes, but I don't want the company to lose money on my account.
— Honus Wagner
"I don't want my picture in cigarettes, but I don't want the company to lose mone..."
People come to see you pitch, not to watch you walk batters.
— Cy Young
"People come to see you pitch, not to watch you walk batters."
"The secret of golf is to turn three shots into two."
"I cannot decide whether I was well named or not. Many a time the name has stirre..."
I am not a disgrace to my people. I am the first Negro heavyweight champion of the world.
— Jack Johnson
"I am not a disgrace to my people. I am the first Negro heavyweight champion of t..."
Thanks, King.
— Jim Thorpe
"Thanks, King."
I never was content unless I was trying my skill in some gam…
"I never was content unless I was trying my skill in some game against my playmat..."
Golf is the closest game to the game we call life.
— Bobby Jones
"Golf is the closest game to the game we call life."
I made a lot of mistakes out of the ring, but I never made any in it.
"I made a lot of mistakes out of the ring, but I never made any in it."
Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.
"Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points."
"There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer."
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