KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Steve Rushin Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Steve Rushin

Showing 81-90 of 100 Quotes by Steve Rushin

For most of the twentieth century, a Minnesotan abroad could fix his home state in the cosmos by invoking for his hosts the name Charles Lindbergh or Bob Dylan, native sons who were claimed by the world and never really returned to the Gopher State.

~Steve Rushin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Solitary pursuits like playing video games and skateboarding can't compete with the thrill of mobbing a teammate as he scores the winning run - nor do they end with a postgame trip to Dairy Queen.

~Steve Rushin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Growing up in Bloomington, Minn., I loved the ritual of dressing for Little League - in white socks, blue stirrups, belted pants, a double-knit jersey, and the cap I'd hold over my face to screen out mosquitoes in right field.

~Steve Rushin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


You never forget your first felony. Mine was mail tampering. As a hoops-crazed 13-year-old, I rifled through a new neighbor's mailbox to confirm that the occupant of the split-level on 98 1/2 Street in Bloomington, Minn., really was former Gophers basketball star Flip Saunders.

~Steve Rushin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I'm an unabashed sports photo fanboy, the kind of weirdo who seeks out the infinitesimal picture credits.

~Steve Rushin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Broadcasters calling a big game are often reminded to let the action breathe. A great moment of a televised game doesn't need any narration, which is why the announcers - the good ones, anyway - shut up at the celebration and let the pictures do the talking.

~Steve Rushin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


'Uff da,' for the unenlightened, is Norwegian for 'oy vey' and is a common expression in Minnesotese.

~Steve Rushin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


When people ask if Marquette University is in Michigan, and I tell them my alma mater is in Milwaukee, they sometimes say, 'What's the difference?'

~Steve Rushin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I spent a year slaving over a hot rollergrill in a Metrodome concession stand and watched the World Series there - and a Super Bowl and a Final Four. I can honestly say - regardless of outcome - that I left every game floating on air.

~Steve Rushin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The Metrodome was built for football. Fans seated down the third-base line at a baseball game faced centerfield, so that they had to turn and look over their right shoulders to see home plate.

~Steve Rushin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: September 22nd, 1966

Links

Find Steve Rushin on Amazon

Related Authors

Dave Barry
Ambrose Bierce
Erma Bombeck
Ann Coulter
Ann Landers
Fran Lebowitz
Mignon Mclaughlin
Hunter S. Thompson

Popular Authors

Albert Camus Angela Davis Milton Friedman Bill Gates Isaac Newton Keanu Reeves Ben Shapiro Alfred Lord Tennyson

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1890 - H. P. Lovecraft

1601 - Pierre De Fermat

1833 - Benjamin Harrison

1881 - Edgar Guest

1886 - Paul Tillich

1892 - George Aiken

1901 - Salvatore Quasimodo

1907 - Shirley Booth

1908 - Al Lopez

1917 - Terry Sanford

Birthdays on August 20th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Attitude Famous Great Happiness Intelligence Politics Sad Women