Sports Aphorisms Part One

Aphorism 105: "Playing hurt is a matter of pride, responsibility and loyalty!" Unnamed New Orleans Saints football player as quoted by Darrell Williams of Times-Picayune.

Aphorism 104: "Go out and play hard baseball!" Tony Pena, while serving as Manager of Kansas City Royals

Full Quote: "..he vows the team will play aggressively. 'I believe you go out and play hard baseball.' he says." As quoted by Peter Barrouguere, Times Picayune, May 16, 2002.

Aphorism 103: "Consider Portaging An Opportunity!" by Jerry Dennis, From a Wooden Canoe.

Full Quote: "The indefatigable Siqurd Olson...considered portaging an opportunity, to hear sounds that are lost on the water, see things that until then had been hidden." p. 25

Aphorism 102: "Be a Good Finisher!" by Brian Doyle

Full Quote: " I firmly believe life is not how you start, it's how you finish. I want to be a good finisher." as quoted by Bill Syken of Sport Illustrated, April 28, 2003, p 10. Doyle was a hero of the 1978 World Series.

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Note: The habit of finding pithy sayings and posting them on office door was the beginning of my hobby of creating aphorisms from significant literature and other places.

Aphorism 95: “Emphasize Activism, Restrict Criticism!” by Robert K. Greenleaf

Full Quote: “With education that is preponderantly abstract and analytical it is no wonder that there is a preoccupation with criticism and that not much thought is given to ‘What can I do about it?’” 1995, “the Leaders Companion”, p. 21

Aphorism 94: “I’m Off Chicken!” Bill Tonnesen, artist

Comment: I’m off chicken is the name of Bill Tonnesen’s opening reception during his 2002 art show in Phoenix, AZ as read from the magazine Booksense, p. 44

Aphorism 93: “There is Nothing More Informative Than Taking A Walk Around the Block!” late Peter Jennings, ABC News anchor.

Comment: This comment was presented to a group of New Orleans Business leaders and university professors

Aphorism 92: “Expect to play important minutes!” Michael Jordan, NBA basketball star

Comment: The sports editor of the New Orleans Times Picayune stated: “Michael Jordan says he expects ‘play important minutes’ this season for the Washington Wizards.” Oct. 1, 2002.

Aphorism 91: “Go Full throttle!” Sonny Barger

Comment: As quoted by the Times Picayune, July, 25, 2000, “The philosophy of life of Sonny Barger, the [then] 61 year old leader of hell’s Angels.”

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Aphorism 82: “Browsers Welcome!”

Full Quote: “It didn't have a name - just a banner strung across the front, saying in large letters, BROWSERS WELCOME.” From June W. Siegel’s e-mail to Jan Weber, Moderator of the Trollope@Yahoogroup.com

Aphorism 81: “Look for Surprises!”

Full Quote: “People aren’t looking for any more surprises.” Bill Keller, editor of New York Times as quoted by Matthew Rose, The Wall Street Journal, Tuesday July 15, 2003

Aphorism 80: “It’s being on the court!” Chris Evert, professional tennis player.

Aphorism 79: “Catch fire and carry the rest of us forward!” Rick Livingston, Institute for Collaborative Research and Public Humanities

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Aphorism 43: “Virtues of Trend Resistance!”

Full Quote: “The restaurant’s food is a testament to the virtues of trend resistance, and the kitchen’s renderings of classic French-Creole dishes are hard to surpass.” By Brett Anderson in “Creole Contretemps”, The Times-Picayune, Section E, p. 3, July 7, 2002.

Aphorism 44: “Serve the Picture!”

Full Quote: “They all want to show their talents, but they must serve the picture.” By Roman Polanski as quoted from an interview on cable television concerning Polanski’s appreciation of the actors in the award winning movie Pianist, April 2004.

Aphorism 45: “Good People Learn to Like Each Other!”

Full Quote: “Good people learn to like each other if they are given a chance by being together.” By Ward, written as an entry to Trollope@yahoogroups.com on-line discussion group, May 9, 2004.

Aphorism 46: “To stir up undisputed matters seemed a reward in itself.” By Sallust, Roman historian, friend of Julius Caesar.

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Aphorism 35: "Educate Hope!"

Full Quote: "...how this 'war on youth' permeates not only the malls but American secondary schools revealing some startling implications for school leaders that involves the privatization of social life, the corportization of time, and the possibility of educated hope." by Henry A. Giroux, Pennsylvania State University The Initiative Anthology Website, Feb. 28, 2003

Aphorism 36: "Know How to Suffer!"

Full Quote: They were tough they were cold and they knew how to suffer." by Samuel Abt, "Grand Tour, the Tour de France at 100 in Sky, July 2003, pps. 66-69.

Aphorism 37: "Test Your Imagination!"

Full Quote: "Koenig is a paddler who thinks expeditions should be enjoyed, not just endured, who sees his Kayak as a vehicle to take him places that test his imagination, not just his mettle." by Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune, May 19, 2004

Aphorism 38: "A Master Never Measures!"

Full Quote: from "In Praise of the Gin Martini" by Al Martinez, a columnist at the Los Angeles Tames, taken from Bon Appetit, Wine & Spirits, April 2003.