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Gameslubricatethebodyandthemind
BenjaminFranklin,oneoftheFoundingFathersoftheUnitedStates
Wedonotwantourchildrentobecomeagenerationofspectators.
Rather,wewanteachofthemtobecomeparticipants
inthevigorouslife
JohnF.Kennedy,35thPresidentoftheUnitedStates
Bestronginbody,cleaninmind,loftyinideals
Dr.JamesNaismith,Canadian-Americanphysicaleducator,
inventorofthesportofbasketball
WhoeverwantstoknowtheheartandmindofAmericahad
betterlearnbaseball
JacquesBarzun,French-bornAmericanhistorian
AsareflectionofAmericanlife,themostpopularsportinAmerica
isprofessionalfootball:brutal,precise,competitive,andhighly
standardized.Infootball,asinmuchofAmericansociety,the
competitorisTeEnemy,andtheall-consumingpassionistowin,
oftenatanycost
Dr.RossTomasRunfola,sportswriter
Sportishumanlifeinmicrocosm
HowardCosell,sportsjournalist*
*
Fortheseandmanymoresportsquotationssee:C.DeVito,TeUltimateDictionary
ofSportsQuotations,CheckmarkBooks,NewYork2001.
