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I cannot for the life of me see why the umpires, the only two peop

I cannot for the life of me see why the umpires, the only two people on a cricket field who are not going to get grass stains on their knees, are the only two people allowed to wear dark trousers. – Katharine Whitehorn

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Any committee that is the slightest use is composed of people who are too busy to want to sit on it for a second longer than they have to. – Katharine Whitehorn

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People get a bad impression of it by continually trying to treat it as if it was a bank clerk, who ought to be on time on Tuesday next, instead of philosophically seeing it as a painter, who may do anything so long as you dont try to predict what. – Katharine Whitehorn

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Sports have become increasingly more specialized, but that doesnt mean they shouldnt be fun. – Mia Hamm

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I dont want to have to say, Honey, you know, could you turn off the sports channel because Im not a big sports fan, and I dont love the television being on just for the sake of turning on. Id like turning on for some thing specific. – Lynn Redgrave

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I think sometimes when it comes to sports, and especially relationships between players and coaches, that people lose track, lose a sense of reality. – Ricky Williams

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As a sophomore, I wanted to play varsity in three sports. And I accomplished that. It was a great feat that year, and something I held special. I wanted to bring a championship team to Oceanside High School, and it happened. It was a great year that I will never forget. – Junior Seau

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