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."
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."
The man who won't loan his clubs doesn't want his golf to get better.
— Wilt Chamberlain
"The man who won't loan his clubs doesn't want his golf to get better."
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die."
I believe that good things come to those who work.
"I believe that good things come to those who work."
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."
Nobody roots for Goliath.
"Nobody roots for Goliath."
They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up th...
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wi..."
Don't count the days; make the days count.
— Muhammad Ali
"Don't count the days; make the days count."
The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning.
— Jack Nicklaus
"The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning."
I hated every minute of training, but I said, don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life ...
"I hated every minute of training, but I said, don't quit. Suffer now and live th..."
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."