I am a sucker for quotes. Whether by super-sarcastic Calvin, narcissistic Churchill, inspirational MKG/MLK.. -- No matter what flavor it belongs to, a good quote has that inexplicable stimulus to grab you instantly; often even when isolated from original context. I could go on and on -- Brevity has never exactly been my forte. So what better than a meta-quote to convey my feelings?!
- 'A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.'
Anyhow, so when I walked into this sports bar a couple of weeks ago as we were bidding adieu to a team-mate of ours, my plan was pretty standard — to have some good laughs at the expense of people in their inebriated state. I was, however, pleasantly surprised to find the menu card -- laden with quotes from(/about) the GOATs of Sports!
Well, you may argue that coming up with a good quote is not that big deal at all. But something that is substantiated with so much of sweat, pain, blood, tears (and so on..) has just so much more credibility (for the lack of better word) and appeal to it, don’t you think?
Ahem! So, here’s my compilation of all the 'Quotable Sports' I could reconstruct from that evening. Most of them are cliches, but I want to remain true to the experience nevertheless!
'Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.'
— Lebron James
'I have seen God. He bats at No. 4 for India.’
— Matthew Hayden
'If you’re afraid of losing, then you daren’t win.'
— Bjorn Borg
'Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.'
— Michael Jordan
'All this going around is not aggression; if you want to see aggression on Cricket field, look into Rahul Dravid’s eyes.'
— Matthew Hayden
'No matter how good you get, you can always get better; and that’s the exciting part.'
— Tiger Woods
'There’s no doubt. It’s certain that I will be 100%.'
— Lionel Messi
'Once something is a passion, the motivation is there.'
— Michael Schumacher
'I hated every minute of training, but I said - Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a Champion.'
— Muhammad Ali
'Everyone has a plan -- until they get punched in the face.'
— Mike Tyson
'I once cried because I had no shoes to play football with my friends. But one day I saw a man who had no feet, and I realized how rich I am.'
— Zinedin Zidane
'Your love makes me strong. Your hate makes me unstoppable.'
— Cristiano Ronaldo
This one is my personal favorite:
'Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating -- like a guitar string'
— Pele
Did I mention I am a sucker for analogies, too? Something worth exploring for next post, eh?
- 'A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.'
Anyhow, so when I walked into this sports bar a couple of weeks ago as we were bidding adieu to a team-mate of ours, my plan was pretty standard — to have some good laughs at the expense of people in their inebriated state. I was, however, pleasantly surprised to find the menu card -- laden with quotes from(/about) the GOATs of Sports!
Well, you may argue that coming up with a good quote is not that big deal at all. But something that is substantiated with so much of sweat, pain, blood, tears (and so on..) has just so much more credibility (for the lack of better word) and appeal to it, don’t you think?
Ahem! So, here’s my compilation of all the 'Quotable Sports' I could reconstruct from that evening. Most of them are cliches, but I want to remain true to the experience nevertheless!
'Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.'
— Lebron James
'I have seen God. He bats at No. 4 for India.’
— Matthew Hayden
'If you’re afraid of losing, then you daren’t win.'
— Bjorn Borg
'Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.'
— Michael Jordan
'All this going around is not aggression; if you want to see aggression on Cricket field, look into Rahul Dravid’s eyes.'
— Matthew Hayden
'No matter how good you get, you can always get better; and that’s the exciting part.'
— Tiger Woods
'There’s no doubt. It’s certain that I will be 100%.'
— Lionel Messi
'Once something is a passion, the motivation is there.'
— Michael Schumacher
'I hated every minute of training, but I said - Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a Champion.'
— Muhammad Ali
'Everyone has a plan -- until they get punched in the face.'
— Mike Tyson
'I once cried because I had no shoes to play football with my friends. But one day I saw a man who had no feet, and I realized how rich I am.'
— Zinedin Zidane
'Your love makes me strong. Your hate makes me unstoppable.'
— Cristiano Ronaldo
This one is my personal favorite:
'Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating -- like a guitar string'
— Pele
Did I mention I am a sucker for analogies, too? Something worth exploring for next post, eh?
Remember my HAL swimming coach, I think he can even surpass ' Muhammad Ali' in terms of brevity.
ReplyDeleteHe had said, "Hard Coaching, easy swimming".
Now, I did not turn out be an easy swimmer is completely another story.