It’s said that sport is the civilised society’s substitute for war, and also that the games we play as children are designed to prepare us for the realities of adult life. Certainly it’s true that my brother thrived in the capitalist kindergarten of the Monopoly board, developing a set of ruthless strategies whose success is reflected in his bank balance even to this day. I, on the other hand, can still be undone by the kind of ridiculous sentimentality that would see me sacrifice anything, anything, in order to have the three matching red-headed cards of Fleet Street, Trafalgar Square and The Strand sitting tidily together on my side of the board.
Danielle WoodTags: humor life children funny sports sentimentality monopoly
David Stern might be the smartest executive in the history of professional sports. His obsession with the Vagrant Kings is one of the strangest stories.
R.E. GraswichTags: politics history sports business
Train hard while others don't, so you can win while your opponents wont.
Andre BrambleTags: inspirational sports training track-and-field
Nobody will outwork, out-train or out-will me !
Andre BrambleTags: inspirational work sports track-and-field
The burn is my girlfriend, failure is my ex. I'm married to the track and engaged to success.
Andre BrambleTags: inspirational sports motivational-quotes track-and-field
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