1945 – 1970 CE
Post-war sports boom and the rise of iconic athletes.
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wi..."
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."
Nobody roots for Goliath.
— Wilt Chamberlain
"Nobody roots for Goliath."
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."
The man who won't loan his clubs doesn't want his golf to ge…
"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."
Above anything else, I hate to lose.
— Jackie Robinson
"Above anything else, I hate to lose."
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."
Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and…
— Billie Jean King
"Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to ..."
"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respec..."
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