George Elliott Clarke Quotes
Redefine the sport in terms of your expertise, in terms of your talent, in terms of your strength, in terms of your flair. Make it interesting. Make it something that people want to watch.
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I don't watch a lot of television. Sports and news, that's it.
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When you're a pro athlete, life is very narcissistic - everything relates back to you and how you play. When you are getting out of pro sports, you suddenly have to get a little more mindful of what's going on around you and how you affect the rest of the world.
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Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports.
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Sports without music is just a game. Music makes it entertaining.
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It's a crazy world, so sports and athletics and music can be a form of escapism.
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Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.
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All sports should get support from the government and corporate bodies.
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I'm ambitious. But if I weren't as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity.
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I've always craved winning. It's just easier in sports because there's a scoreboard.
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There's that old journalism rule that sunshine is the great disinfectant - which is how reporters bust their way into meetings and such all the time. In sports, I really think winning is the great disinfectant.
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As we know, all sports evolve tremendously, and our sport is no different. It's really not the same thing at all as it was in 1972. It's a different type of horse we're using. The style of riding is quite evolved, the way the courses are built, the materials used... it's virtually unrecognizable.
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You can never have enough talent.
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If they asked me, I did two shifts. I did sports, I did news, because I loved it.
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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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Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent.
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The big talent is persistence.
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I'm proud of the fact that besides being known as a successful former football player, I've also worked hard to establish myself as a successful businessman, network broadcaster, sports & entertainment executive and philanthropist.
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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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We trifle with, make sport of, and despise those who are attached to us, and follow those that fly from us.
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All through my career I've done what I can to discover new talent and give them a start.
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Our talent and skill as rappers is clearly the first thing you notice. I don't know what we were thinking. We just really love rap and wanted to be rappers. Is that weird?
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Cynicism is something which has become symbolic of imperial policy.
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She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman.
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Redefine the sport in terms of your expertise, in terms of your talent, in terms of your strength, in terms of your flair. Make it interesting. Make it something that people want to watch.
