#ports

Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues. ↗

— Esther Williams

#featuring #illustrated #issues #life #magazine

Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world. ↗

— Esther Williams

#big news #events #gold #gold medals #i

I think sometimes when it comes to sports, and especially relationships between players and coaches, that people lose track, lose a sense of reality. ↗

— Ricky Williams

#coaches #comes #especially #i #i think

Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society. ↗

— A. Bartlett Giamatti

#love #major #other #parts #people

The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course. ↗

— Billy Graham

#answered #course #golf #golf course #never

I see great things in baseball. ↗

— Walt Whitman

#sports #baseball

Over the years, I've enjoyed working for WFAN and MSG - two sports giants in the industry. There couldn't be a better fit due to the long-standing history both entities have had with NY sports. ↗

— Boomer Esiason

#both #due #enjoyed #entities #fit

What the hell happened to your leg?" Ang asked him. Matt looked down at his shin, which was scraped and oozing and seemed to be caked in mud. "Crashed." "Crashed what?" Ang asked. "My mountain bike. We just got back." "You crashed, then what? Rolled in dirt?" He laughed. "Something like that actually. It's not a successful ride if you don't bleed." He must not have noticed the look of horror on my face, because he asked, suddenly enthusiastic, "You guys ride?"Angelo and I just looked at each other, and he seemed to realize that was a "no." "Too bad. Well, make yourselves at home. Beer's in the fridge. I have to get cleaned up. Kickoff's in ten minutes." "Football?" Angelo asked. Matt looked at his as if he had just asked if the sky was really blue. "Yeah! First game of the regular season!" We just stared blankly at him, and he just laughed and disappeared down the hall. Angelo looked at me with a smile on his face. "Four fags watchin' football. Must be pretty fuckin' cold in hell right now. ↗

— Marie Sexton

#funny #gay #matt #sports #zach

Wii Sports: All the frustration of real sports with out the physical exercise. ↗

— Felix Harneis

#humor #physical-exercise #sports #wii #humor

The world doesn't want to hear about the labor pains, it only wants to see the baby. ↗

— Johnny Sain as told to Jim Bouton in Ball Four

#humor