1900 – 1945 CE
The birth of modern professional sports and early legends.
"I cannot decide whether I was well named or not. Many a time the name has stirre..."
Thanks, King.
— Jim Thorpe
"Thanks, King."
It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it squ…
— Honus Wagner
"It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square."
Nobody is going to make a spectacle out of me.
"Nobody is going to make a spectacle out of me."
One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than fifty pr…
— Knute Rockne
"One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than fifty preaching it."
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
"I never had a sore arm. I always figured if I kept my arm in shape I could pitch..."
Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course: the space between your ears.
— Bobby Jones
"Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course: the space be..."
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..."
The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team…
"The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team."
I never learned anything from a match that I won.
"I never learned anything from a match that I won."
"There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer."
Win or lose, do it fairly.
"Win or lose, do it fairly."
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