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“Tim Tebow doesn’t sleep. He waits.”—common knowledge

“Doctors and scientists said that breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead.”—Roger Bannister after becoming the first person to break the four-minute mile

“They pounded us. I wasn’t even out there and I feel like I was run over by a truck.”—Tampa Chamberlain coach Billy Turner after Lakeland destroyed them in Florida high school football playoffs.

“So I’m ugly. So what? I never saw anyone hit with his face.” —Yogi Berra

“Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter.”—Satchel Paige

“You guys don’t know the difference between a football and a bunch of bananas.”—Tampa Bay Buccaneer coach John McKay to journalists after another loss in their winless 1976 season. The following week after a media member dropped off a case of bananas at his door, he said, “You guys don’t know the difference between a football and a Mercedes Benz.”

“But the real tragedy was that 15 of them hadn’t been colored yet.”—Steve Spurrier after telling Gator fans that a fire in Auburn’s football dorm had destroyed 20 books

“I think Little League is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house.”—Yogi Berra

“Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.” —Satchel Paige

“One knee equals two feet.”—John Madden explaining football rules

“They’re great in every phase of the game. Their offense is better than ours, their defense is better than ours, their special teams is better than ours, their halftime show was great and after the game I bet they wash their uniforms better than we do.” —Tampa Hillsboro coach Rick Rodriquez after getting crushed by Lakeland in the Florida high school football playoffs

“I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss a pitch that ain’t never been seen by this generation.” —Satchel Paige

“Yeah, I was in the show. I was in the show for 21 days once—the 21 greatest days of my life. You know, you never handle your luggage in the show, somebody else carries your bags. It was great. You hit white balls for batting practice, the ballparks are like cathedrals, the hotels all have room service, and the women all have long legs and brains.”—Crash Davis in “Bull Durham”

“You know we just don’t recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they’re happening. Back then I thought, well, there’ll be other days. I didn’t realize that that was the only day.” —Moonlight Graham in “Field of Dreams”

“If the world was perfect, it wouldn’t be.”—Yogi Berra perfectly spoken

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