Quote by Roland Barthes
There are people who think that wrestling is an ignoble sport. Wre

There are people who think that wrestling is an ignoble sport. Wrestling is not sport, it is a spectacle, and it is no more ignoble to attend a wrestled performance of suffering than a performance of the sorrows of Arnolphe or Andromaque. – Roland Barthes

Other quotes by Roland Barthes

The bastard form of mass culture is humiliated repetition… always new books, new programs, new films, news items, but always the same meaning. – Roland Barthes

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Society
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Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tip of my words. My language trembles with desire. – Roland Barthes

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Sports
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He hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. Thats where hes getting his power from. Hes young and has great elasticity. – Nick Faldo

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Band members have a special bond. A great band is more than just some people working together. Its like a highly specialized army unit, or a winning sports team. A unique combination of elements that becomes stronger together than apart. – Steven Van Zandt

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I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports. – Julius Erving

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Ive always had an interest in sports across the board. – Gabrielle Union

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