athletics Quotes

I have often noticed that people who routinely wear sportswear are the least likely sort to participate in athletic activity.

“Junior athletics is but one facet of the real gem: life’s endless war against the self you cannot live without.”

“Athletics lasts for such a short period of time. It ends for people. But while it lasts, it creates this make-believe world where normal rules don’t apply. We build this false atmosphere. When it’s over and the harsh reality sets in, that’s the real joke we play on people. . . . Everybody wants to experience that superlative moment, and being an athlete can give you that. It’s Camelot for them. But there’s even life after it.”

“Sport has, in my opinion, a great value, and as is always the case, we see nothing but what is most superficial.”