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We don't realize how much the NFL is quietly drifting towards flag football. During the '80s, part of the defense's goal was to put the fear of God into offensive players... that's fading away.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Away Defense Drifting Fading Fear Flag Football Goal God How How Much Much Offensive Part Players Put Quietly Realize Towards Nfl

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Our favorite teams bring people together, keep family members close, bond people from different generations. Some of the happiest moments of my life involve something that happened with one of my teams. Some of the best relationships I ever had were with Boston athletes that I never even met.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Athletes Best Bond Boston Bring Close Different Even Ever Family Family Members Favorite Generations Had Happened Happiest Involve Keep Life Members Met Moments My Life Never Our People Relationships Some Something Teams Together Were

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First impressions matter more in basketball than in any other sport, and they can be savored only in person. Players can't hide behind pads or helmets, so we can stare at them, evaluate every move they make: running, jumping, walking, even ogling the cheerleaders. We can see every ripple and tattoo. If they're lazy, we can tell.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Any Basketball Behind Evaluate Even Every First First Impressions Hide Impressions Jumping Lazy Make Matter More Move Only Other Pads Person Players Ripple Running See Sport Stare Tattoo Tell Than Them Walking

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You always hear that tragedies put sports in perspective, that they prove we shouldn't care this much about the successes and failures of a bunch of wealthy strangers. I'm going the other way - sometimes, sports put everything else in perspective.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: About Always Bunch Care Else Everything Everything Else Failures Going Hear Much Other Perspective Prove Put Sometimes Sports Strangers Successes Tragedies Way Wealthy You

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The best under-the-radar rivalry is Dodgers-Giants. I had no idea how deep that one was until I moved to California... that one goes waaaaaaaaay back, and both sides absolutely detest each other. Fights in the stands, fights in the parking lot, the whole thing. It's every bit as bitter as Yankees-Red Sox without nearly the same hype.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Absolutely Back Best Bit Bitter Both Both Sides California Deep Detest Each Every Fights Goes Had How Hype Idea Lot Moved Nearly No Idea Other Parking Parking Lot Rivalry Same Sides Sox Stands Thing Until Whole Without

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I think one of the great things about a football season is that you see teams play in all types of environments, and if you can't handle one of them, you probably don't deserve to win anyway.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: About Anyway Deserve Environments Football Football Season Great Great Things Handle Play Season See Teams Them Things Think Types Win You I Think

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Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Golf Keep Like Playing Swing Working Writing You Your

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There's a tipping point that happens with soccer in which you just kinda get it. I was drawn to it because the best soccer teams play similarly to my favorite basketball teams - like the eighties Lakers or eighties Celtics - teams that emphasized teamwork over individualism and relied on passing as their biggest ongoing edge.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Basketball Because Best Biggest Drawn Edge Eighties Emphasized Favorite Get Happens Individualism Just Kinda Lakers Like Ongoing Over Passing Play Point Similarly Soccer Teams Teamwork Tipping Which You

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I am old enough to remember every Red Sox season since 1975. Baseball is long. Baseball takes forever. It's day in, day out, for six solid months - seven if you're lucky. Winning is always fun.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: Always Am Baseball Day Enough Every Forever Fun Long Lucky Months Old Old Enough Out Red Red Sox Remember Season Seven Since Six Solid Sox Takes Winning You I Am

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Five days after the Tsarnaev brothers blew up Boston's most sacred event, and just 24 hours after one brother was killed and the other was caught, everyone decided that it was OK to play baseball at Fenway again. The game happened on a Saturday afternoon, preceded by an emotional ceremony and many prayers.

~Bill Simmons

Topics: After Afternoon Again Baseball Blew Boston Brother Brothers Caught Ceremony Days Decided Emotional Event Everyone Five Game Happened Hours Just Many Most Ok Other Play Play Baseball Prayers Sacred Saturday Up 24 Hours

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: September 25th, 1969

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