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..."
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."
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."
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die."
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."
I believe that good things come to those who work.
"I believe that good things come to those who work."
Nobody roots for Goliath.
"Nobody roots for Goliath."
Don't count the days; make the days count.
— Muhammad Ali
"Don't count the days; make the days count."
"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity."
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
— Vince Lombardi
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence..."
Everything is practice.
— Pele
"Everything is practice."
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