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You play to win the game.

Herm Edwards

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Edwards, Herm. Spoken during New York Jets press conference. 30 Oct. 2002, Hempstead, NY, USA.

Do you believe in miracles? Yes!

Al Michaels

After the U.S. men's hockey team beat the Sovet Union for the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics.

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Michaels, Al. Spoken at the conclusion of victory by U.S. Olympic ice hockey team. 24 Feb. 1980, Olympic Fieldhouse, Olympic Arena, Lake Placid, NY, USA. ABC television broadcast.

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Orwell, George. "The Sporting Spirit." Tribune (London), 14 Dec. 1945.

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Orwell, George. "The Sporting Spirit." The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell, vol. 4: In Front of Your Nose 1945-1950, edited by Sonia Orwell and Ian Angus. David R. Godine, 1999, no. 12.

But sport doesn’t build character....sports reveals character.

Heywood Hale Broun

Quoted in The Evening Press

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Broun, Heywood. Spoken during a speech in Ames, Iowa. Jan. 1974, Ames, IA, USA.

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Giamatti, A. Bartlett. "The Green Fields of the Mind." The Yale Alumni Magazine, 1977.

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Moneyball. Directed by Bennett Miller, Columbia Pictures/Scott Ruding Productions/Michael De Luca Productions/Rachael Horovitz Productions/Plan B Entertainment, 2011.

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Camus, Albert. "La Belle Époque [The Beautiful Era]." RUA Magazine, 15 Apr. 1953.

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Bouton, Jim. Ball Four: My Life and Hard Times Throwing the Knuckleball in the Big Leagues. World Publishing Company, 1970, pt. 7.

Some people think football is a matter of life and death... I can assure them it is much more serious than that.

Bill Shankly

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Shankly, Bill. Guardian. 24 Dec. 1973.

There must be many fathers around the country who have experienced the cruellest, most crushing rejection of all: their children have ended up supporting the wrong team.

Nick Hornby

Fever Pitch

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Hornby, Nick. Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life. Victor Gollancz, 1992.