Michael Wilbon Quotes
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I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.
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I don't think there's anything that is a greater area of discrimination against women today than the fact that nowhere in the world is there a female role model in team sports that more than half of a general audience would recognize.
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Contrary to the royal and uptight image of polo, I want to bring it to a younger generation. This is a great sport that can have a larger audience and appeal to more people. Sportsmanship is lacking in many other sports that I don't want to name.
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I'm not a girly girl. I go to the bar. I like to get dirty. I love sports. I'm like the son my dad never had.
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In the old days, you had an audience of about 400, half of whom were committee members from somewhere or other sitting in their suits. It's become a real sports event with sports fans now.
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And I realized that there was no sports reporter, so I started covering sporting events.
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Sports in Indonesia aren't being supported by the government. The rewards you get as a young player don't match the effort you put in. I want to be different from other athletes, if not better, and I want to make something good out of my profile and help the younger players have opportunities.
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All sports should get support from the government and corporate bodies.
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We're not doing outrageous fashion; I make sports clothes that are relatively conservative, clothes that everyone wears.
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I've always craved winning. It's just easier in sports because there's a scoreboard.
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Maybe a day will come when we may have to just put on a pair of glasses and see sports events.
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I am a sports enthusiast, and if given an opportunity, I want to be a sportsman, even today. I want to promote the sport that is indigenous to India. Kabaddi is a matter of national pride. Why can't cricket, hockey, football and kabaddi be given equal platforms and co-exist? I believe that can happen.
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I loved to do sports when I was young. We were on a family holiday and went sailing. I just loved it. And there, you can say, life began to change for me.
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I went to Ohio University studying arts and history, and playing football. But I was only interested in girls, my pals and sports. I only did the minimum for school.
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England was merry England, whenOld Christmas brought his sports again.‘Twas Christmas broach’d the mightiest ale;‘Twas Christmas told the merriest tale;A Christmas gambol oft could cheerThe poor man’s heart through half the year.
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That's the good thing about sports - it's very clear-cut. You either win, or you don't.
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All me and my brother knew was sports - music was never something I ever really thought of.
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There are almost no sports within which mortal accidents are not a reality.
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Tiger Woods is the only sports star who's worth every penny he makes.
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I've seen a lot of shows, but I can't possibly cram in everything that I'd like to, and it's exhausting trying to.
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No one should make the mistake of thinking that three or four movies are going to change their fate.
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I missed the boat when I was doing Late Night.
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Going to school was an absolute terror for me for, like, a decade.
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Sports don't define us; it is not what we live for.
