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Thank God for competition. When our competitors upset our plans or outdo our designs, they open infinite possibilities of our read more
Thank God for competition. When our competitors upset our plans or outdo our designs, they open infinite possibilities of our own work to us.
A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.
A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.
As I remember it, the bases were loaded.
(asked his reaction to hitting a grand slam)
As I remember it, the bases were loaded.
(asked his reaction to hitting a grand slam)
My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt.
(explaining read more
My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt.
(explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice, 1982)
We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.
We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.
Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
If you are going to throw a club, it is important to throw it ahead of you, down the fairway, read more
If you are going to throw a club, it is important to throw it ahead of you, down the fairway, so you don't have to waste energy going back to pick it up.
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring when everything else read more
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.
There are people who think that wrestling is an ignoble sport. Wrestling is not sport, it is a spectacle, and read more
There are people who think that wrestling is an ignoble sport. Wrestling is not sport, it is a spectacle, and it is no more ignoble to attend a wrestled performance of suffering than a performance of the sorrows of Arnolphe or Andromaque.