"I was not in touch with reality. Growing up, I was being shielded without my knowing it, because even all the way up to the age of 15, I made these paper basketball men and played with them, like action figures."

-- Willis Earl Beal

#Basketball Quotes #Growing Up Quotes #Reality Quotes

“Language is in decline. Not only has eloquence departed but simple, direct speech as well, though pomposity and banality have not.”

Source : Edwin Newman (1974). “Strictly Speaking: Will america be the Death of English?”
“Rob Mullins is headed for status as an international celebrity.”
“Lydia was the kind of friend whom people referred to as a 'party favor' -- always fun to be around but she doesn't have any patience for suffering unless it's her own.”
“Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often.”
“Nobody ever understands what a pioneer is doing.”
“Next time I go to a movie and see a picture of a little ordinary girl become a great starâ€¦ Iâ€™ll believe it. And whenever I hear my wife read fairy tales to my little boy, Iâ€™ll listen. I know now that dreams do come true.”
“A silent lover is one who doesn't know his job.”
“But in my mind, I don't think there's any question Sidney Crosby is the best all-around player in the game. His hockey sense is so strong and so solid, combined with his God-gifted talent of being able to see the ice, see the entire picture in front of him. And, most importantly, I don't care how good you are, if you don't have a work ethic, it doesn't matter. There's no question that each and every game, he's one of the hardest-working guys on the ice. In my mind, he's the best player in the game today.”

Source : NASCAR weekly teleconference, www.motorsport.com. April 19, 2006.

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