1900 – 1945 CE
The birth of modern professional sports and early legends.
The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team…
— Knute Rockne
"The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team."
Thanks, King.
— Jim Thorpe
"Thanks, King."
I made a lot of mistakes out of the ring, but I never made any in it.
— Jack Johnson
"I made a lot of mistakes out of the ring, but I never made any in it."
I am not a disgrace to my people. I am the first Negro heavyweight champion of the world.
"I am not a disgrace to my people. I am the first Negro heavyweight champion of t..."
"The secret of golf is to turn three shots into two."
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..."
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..."
All us Youngs could throw. I used to kill squirrels with a s…
"All us Youngs could throw. I used to kill squirrels with a stone when I was a ki..."
Nobody is going to make a spectacle out of me.
"Nobody is going to make a spectacle out of me."
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..."
"There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer."
When the strategy is right, the fight is already half won.
"When the strategy is right, the fight is already half won."
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