1945 – 1970 CE
Post-war sports boom and the rise of iconic athletes.
Why would I want to do anything else? This is what I was born to do.
— Joe Louis
"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."
I believe that good things come to those who work.
— Wilt Chamberlain
"I believe that good things come to those who work."
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wi..."
He can run, but he can't hide.
"He can run, but he can't hide."
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."
Nobody roots for Goliath.
"Nobody roots for Goliath."
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
— Vince Lombardi
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary."
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on …
— Muhammad Ali
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
"Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety."
"Pressure is a privilege — it only comes to those who earn it."
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