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I've always been a great fan of the state of Pennsylvania. One of the people - one of the people that I admired the most in college athletics was Joe Paterno.

~Bobby Knight

Topics: Admired Always Athletics Been College Fan Great Joe Most Pennsylvania People State

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Athletics are not my wheelhouse because sports were mean to this uncoordinated kid growing up, a 6-foot-2 14-year-old who never could do a layup.

~Brad Garrett

Topics: Athletics Because Could Growing Growing Up Kid Mean Never Sports Up Were Who

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One of the cool things about amateur athletics is that, I think, the pursuit is sort of the pursuit of excellence for nothing more than trying to be excellent.

~Cameron Winklevoss

Topics: About Amateur Athletics Cool Excellence Excellent More Nothing Pursuit Sort Than Things Think Trying I Think

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Number one in high school, when I was sort of entrenched in the street life, if you will, the major thing that kept me plugged in the mainstream was athletics. I played basketball throughout high school. I also played football, but I played basketball throughout high school.

~Carl Hart

Topics: Also Athletics Basketball Entrenched Football High High School Kept Life Mainstream Major Me Number Played School Sort Street Thing Throughout Will You

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I don't have rights. Let's put it this way: in athletics, I don't have rights.

~Caster Semenya

Topics: Athletics Put Rights Way

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Athletics is athletics. When you do sport, you are gambling. You run, you win, you lose. It doesn't matter if you are competing or you are not competing.

~Caster Semenya

Topics: Athletics Competing Gambling Lose Matter Run Sport Win You

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I could never give up athletics. Running is what I will always do. Even if, maybe, the authorities could have stopped me from running in 2009, they could not have stopped me in the fields. I would have carried on with my running; it doesn't matter. When I run I feel free, my mind is free.

~Caster Semenya

Topics: Always Athletics Authorities Carried Could Even Feel Fields Free Give Matter Maybe Me Mind Never Never Give Up Run Running Stopped Up Will Would I Feel

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I am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions.

~Caster Semenya

Topics: Am Athletics Competing Competitions Firm Impediment Me View I Am

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I think sports has done a disservice for a lot of black kids thinking they can only be successful through athletics and entertainment. I want them to know they can be doctors, lawyers, teachers, fireman, police officers, etc.

~Charles Barkley

Topics: Athletics Black Disservice Doctors Done Entertainment Etc Fireman Kids Know Lawyers Lot Officers Only Police Police Officers Sports Successful Teachers Them Think Thinking Through Want I Think

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The institutions of college athletics exist primarily as unreality fueled by deceit. The unreality is that universities should be in the business of providing large spectacles of mass entertainment. The fundamental absurdity of that notion requires the promulgation of the various deceits necessary to carry it out.

~Charlie Pierce

Topics: Absurdity Athletics Business Carry College Deceit Entertainment Exist Fueled Fundamental Institutions Large Mass Necessary Notion Out Primarily Providing Requires Should Spectacles Universities Various

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