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Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself. Salman Rushdie 1948-, Indian-born British Author 
The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary crisis, or a battle. Alexis De Tocqueville 1805-1859, French Social Philosopher 
For every pass I caught in a game, I caught a thousand in practice. Don Hutson American Football Player 
Don't do anything in practice that you wouldn't do in the game. George Halas American Football Coach 
Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown. H. Ross Perot 1930-, American Businessman & Politician, Founder EDS 
It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it. John Wooden 1910-, American Basketball Coach 
Certainly we're not satisfied with just winning GAMES. We've been playing some pretty good hockey, but we think we can play much better. Mario Lemieux American Hockey Player 
In previous years I was so fired up at times I made little mistakes. So I kept telling myself to be patient, relax, play like you do in practice. What I've been doing in practice will carry over into the game. Randall Cunningham 1963-, American Football Player 
I found out that if you are going to win GAMES, you had better be ready to adapt. Scotty Bowman American Hockey Coach 
Insurance: An ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is beating the man who keeps the table. Ambrose Bierce 1842-1914, American Author, Editor, Journalist, ''The Devil's Dictionary'' 
After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts. Aristotle Onassis 1906-1975, Turkish Born Shipping Magnate 
Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game. Donald Trump 1946-, American Businessman 
Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the game, an hour may be a year, a single day's work an achievement for eternity. Gabriel Heatter 1890-, American Journalist 
Business is more exciting than any game. Lord Beaverbrook British Minister 
Man was born to be rich, or grow rich by use of his faculties, by the union of thought with nature. Property is an intellectual production. The game requires coolness, right reasoning, promptness, and patience in the players. Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist 
No one man is superior to the game. A. Bartlett Giamatti American Baseball (National League) President 
It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game ever starts. Addison Walker  
No one ever won a chess game by betting on each move. Sometimes you have to move backward to get a step forward. Amar Gopal Bose Indian-Born American Engineer, MIT Professor , Founder of Bose Corporation 
Concentrate, play your game, and don't be afraid to win. Amy Alcott American Golfer 
Concentrate, play your game, and don't be afraid to win. Amy Alcott American Golfer 
Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations. The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul. Andre Maurois 1885-1967, French Writer 
If life doesn't offer a game worth playing, then invent a new one. Anthony J. D'Angelo  
I like to be against the odds. I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. With me, it's just the satisfaction of the game. Just performance. Barry Bonds American Baseball Player 
If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, then we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football GAMES. Bear Bryant 1913-1983, American Football Coach 
Hollywood held this double lure for me, tremendous sums of money for work that required no more effort than a game of pinochle. Ben Hecht 1894-1964, American Newspaperman, Novelist, Playwright 
I play [golf] with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly GAMES. Ben Hogan 1912-, American Golfer 
Nothing is sacred to a GAMESter. Bernard Joseph Saurin 1706-1781, French Dramatist 
In the game of life it's a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season. Bill Baughan  
Never change a winning game; always change a losing one. Bill Tilden 1893-1953, American Tennis Player 
Most people miss the great part mental outlook plays in this game. Billy Martin American Baseball Manager 
If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf. Bob Hope 1903-, American Comedian, Actor 
You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball. Bobby Knight 1940-, American Basketball Coach 
I never lost a game. I just ran our of time. Bobby Layne American Football Player 
Divorce is a game played by lawyers. Cary Grant 1904-1986, British-born American Actor 
Most GAMES are lost, not won. Casey Stengel 1889-1975, American Baseball Player and Manager 
I know I'm never as good or bad as one single performance. I've never believed in my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena. Charles Barkley American Basketball Player 
Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far. Chris Evert 1954-, American Tennis Player 
You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference. Chris Evert Lloyd 1954-, American Tennis Player 
You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile. Christopher Reeve 1952-, American Actor, Director 
To win you've got to stay in the game. Claude M. Bristol 1891-1951, American Author of ''The Magic of Believing'' 
Science is a game we play with God, to find out what his rules are. Cornelius Krasel  
Visualization lets you concentrate on all the positive aspects of your game. Curtis Strange 1963-, American Golfer 
You go for it. All the stops are out. Caution is to the wind, and you're battling with everything you have. That's the real fun of the game. Dan Dierdorf American Football Player 
Half this game is 90% mental. Danny Ozark  
If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot. Dean Smith American College Basketball Coach 
Two things only the people anxiously desire, bread and the circus GAMES. Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal (c.55-c.130, Roman Satirical Poet  
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. Dianne Feinstein American Senator 
An atheist is a man who watches a Notre Dame -- Southern Methodist University game and doesn't care who wins. Dwight D. Eisenhower 1890-1969, Thirty-fourth President of the USA 
I don't feel any pressure. I just try to stay calm, follow my game plan and try not to overthrown. Dwight Gooden  
I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more GAMES by being anything else. Earl Weaver  
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