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War of attrition, war of wills. That's what the Stanley Cup playoffs are - more intense, more physical and more prolonged than the playoffs of any other sport.

~George Vecsey

Topics: Any Attrition Cup Intense More Other Physical Playoffs Prolonged Sport Stanley Stanley Cup Than War Wills

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Title IX, whether voluntarily or via court cases, opened gymnasiums to women, produced uniforms and schedules and buses.

~George Vecsey

Topics: Buses Cases Court Opened Produced Schedules Title Uniforms Via Voluntarily Whether Women

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Nobody has ever called Shea Stadium a cathedral. In style, it was more like the old warehouse or outdated movie theater that Korean worshippers have transformed into a church in the borough of Queens. Not a cathedral - but a place where people go to be fulfilled, nonetheless.

~George Vecsey

Topics: Cathedral Church Ever Fulfilled Go Korean Like More Movie Movie Theater Nobody Nonetheless Old Outdated People Place Queens Stadium Style Theater Transformed Warehouse Where

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FIFA is a vuvuzela. It's in your ear, but you don't want to hear it, and then eventually it goes away.

~George Vecsey

Topics: Away Ear Eventually Fifa Goes Hear Then Want You Your

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Some anthems are great for sports. You've got the Russian national anthem... 'O Canada,' how wonderful is that for hockey... but I chose the Italian national song because at my first World Cup, I saw the Italians play four times, and they won all four times - they won the championship.

~George Vecsey

Topics: Anthem Because Canada Championship Chose Cup First First World Four Got Great Hockey How Italian Italians National National Anthem Play Russian Saw Some Song Sports Times Won Wonderful World World Cup You

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There is always a group of death in any World Cup. And it's a complement in a way to be in a group of death because it means that you're a good team also.

~George Vecsey

Topics: Also Always Any Because Complement Cup Death Good Group Means Team Way World World Cup You

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What I like about it is the creativity. When I watch good soccer players - the way they have to make a play out of nothing.

~George Vecsey

Topics: About Creativity Good Like Make Nothing Out Play Players Soccer Watch Way

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I would never tell anybody to give up hockey - the great sports we have here - basketball, lacrosse - rugby coming into its own - we've got so many great team sports, and I say hold on to them.

~George Vecsey

Topics: Anybody Basketball Coming Give Got Great Great Team Here Hockey Hold Many Never Own Rugby Say Sports Team Team Sports Tell Them Up Would

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Many American players - Paul Caligiuri, Claudio Reyna, Eric Wynalda, Kasey Keller, Tony Sanneh, Michael Bradley and Steve Cherundolo, just a partial list - have sought the income and challenge of Germany.

~George Vecsey

Topics: American Challenge Eric Germany Income Just List Many Michael Partial Paul Players Sought Steve Tony

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There may not be much future for the kind of sports column I did.

~George Vecsey

Topics: Column Did Future Kind May Much Sports

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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