1945 – 1970 CE
Post-war sports boom and the rise of iconic athletes.
He can run, but he can't hide.
— Joe Louis
"He can run, but he can't hide."
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wi..."
The man who won't loan his clubs doesn't want his golf to ge…
— Wilt Chamberlain
"The man who won't loan his clubs doesn't want his golf to get better."
Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy.
"Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy."
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die."
Why would I want to do anything else? This is what I was born to do.
"Why would I want to do anything else? This is what I was born to do."
Nobody roots for Goliath.
"Nobody roots for Goliath."
I believe that good things come to those who work.
"I believe that good things come to those who work."
Above anything else, I hate to lose.
— Jackie Robinson
"Above anything else, I hate to lose."
A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes…
— Vince Lombardi
"Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work."
I was born to play football, just as Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to …
— Pele
"I was born to play football, just as Beethoven was born to write music and Miche..."
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