Its kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters, boxing and horse racing, have both been on the decline. In both cases its for the lack of a suitable hero. – Dick Schaap
Team sports arent my thing. I find it easier to pick something up if I can do it at my own speed. And you dont need a partner to go running, you dont need a particular place, like in tennis, just a pair of trainers. – Haruki Murakami
I was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the youngest of four girls, including my oldest sister, Lisa, who has special needs. My mom was a special education teacher, and my dad worked on the Army base. We werent wealthy, but we were determined to succeed. – Eva Longoria
We assume that everythings becoming more efficient, and in an immediate sense thats true our lives are better in many ways. But that improvement has been gained through a massively inefficient use of natural resources. – Paul Hawken
I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other. And living on the border between Mexico and the U.S. for so many years gave me a lot of insight into that. – Barbara Kingsolver
