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"Success comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline, and sport is not spared by this law."
-Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games
“We’re seeing the evolution of an outstanding basketball player who’s not satisfied."
Jim Cleamons, a coach for the L.A. Lakers, on the evolution of Kobe Bryant’s game.
"I'm not a racist. I'm not like that. I'm just a happy person."
Sammy Sosa denies use of skin-whitening cream a la Michael Jackson.
“I hope it rains for 40 days and 40 nights.”
Mets fan Chuck Rose hopes for a rainout thus avoiding the indignity of watching the Yankess play the Phillies in the World Series.
"Ridiculous... Can I say it any clearer than that? We should have never had a day off last Wednesday. We should never have three days off after the season. You shouldn’t even have two days off after the season."
Angels manager Mike Scioscia expresses displeasure with the slow development of the playoffs.
"I dedicate this to all of the Argentinean people and my family, but one sector does not deserve it... because they treated me like garbage."
Argentina coach Diego Maradona dedicated his team’s victory, which secured them a place in the 2010 World Cup, to everyone who’s not a journalist.
"He had his hands in my face doing the face wash and we're rolling around. I can't say what happened."
Philadelphia Flyers’ Scott Hartnell responds to accusations that he bit the Penguins’ Kris Letang.
"Honestly, I think I've forgotten half the things that went on during this game. All I know is the last half-inning, [Carl] Pavano and I were sitting next to each other and saying this is definitely the most incredible game we've been a part of."
Twins closer Joe Nathan, who pitched out of a jam when the game was tied at four in the ninth, describes the epic battle between the Twins and Tigers. Unforgettable, sort of.
"The dog ate my face."
We paraphrase the excuse Miguel Cabrera initially gave for his face injury. Police say that he actually got in a fight with his wife. We wonder if he was wearing his special T-shirt.
“We want to be different from the rest of Spain by not killing bulls... But we’re just killing off our own culture.”
La Vanguardia, a Catalan newspaper, responds to the possible ban of bullfighting in Catalonia.
"I think Brian must have been a rugby player in a former life."
St. Louis Blues president John Davidson on Brian Burke, the general manager of the U.S. Olympic hockey program.
"I never thought we'd be able to... take it to the stadium and somebody would be able to eat that hotdog once they caught it."
The engineers of the Hatfield hot dog launcher discuss their stadium innovation.
"I can text without looking."
Overheard at the Phillies game the other night as a group of tween-aged girls sat behind us.
"She never saw a highlight. Never got to the ballpark for Beach Towel Night. Probably hasn't high-fived in a while."
Orange County Register’s Mark Whicker writes a column catching kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard up to date on the last 18 years of sports. Really.
"I found that if I stared at his face long enough, I could make the sleeves disappear, and I could see him sleeveless in my brain."
Harper’s magazine quoted Rafael Nadal fans, who vented on a fan website about Nadal’s new sleeve-ful look designed by Nike. They call the controversy “Sleevegate.”
"In my subconscious, I traveled to Texas with the New York Yankees."
Brian Schwartz writes about Yankee dreams and Roberto Bolano on the Rumpus.
"Tony Bernazard, if you’re listening, I want you to know that you’re really bad at your job. But hats off to your mythic man-wrestling gesture."
Brian Schwartz relates the Mets and D.H. Lawrence on the Rumpus.
“It was an imprudent act on my part.”
Javier Aguirre, the coach of the Mexican national team, after he tried to trip a Panamanian player.
"I can't think of another guy where I'd say he wasn't a good teammate, he didn't give everything through all this, he didn't still care. But with [Beckham] I'd say no, he wasn't committed."
Landon Donovan on David Beckham.
"Okay, first Mrs. Fawcett now Mr. Jackson, please tell me this is a mistaken rumor, if not this is just as sad as 9/11."
A tweet from Twitter addict Chad Ochocinco.
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