#ball

I'm not claiming that football is the nation's salvation in this area, but it's one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football can't be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#area #captured #claiming #football #fun

People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they don't want football to get involved in the same types of court cases, racial problems and legislative issues they encounter in the rest of American life. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#american life #because #cases #court #court cases

Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport's successful and you're its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#chief #chief executive #commissioner #credit #develop

Squabbling in public will eventually ruin football; there's no doubt it's hurting us already. Polls taken by Louis Harris - polls as valid as any political polls - indicate that very clearly. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#any #clearly #doubt #eventually #football

I'm not going to lie. I check the iTunes charts. It's all about the iTunes charts. I only go on the Internet for the iTunes charts and basketball blogs. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#basketball #blogs #charts #check #go

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

#baseball #beautiful #beautiful things #come #down

Baseball life is a tough life on the family. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

#baseball #family #life #life is a #tough

For my children, they spent 15 to 20 years of their life in baseball. And Ruth and I spent so many years of our married life that that was our life. We knew nothing else. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

#children #else #i #knew #life

I always thought that there was going to be life after baseball, and so I designed that in my life I would have other interests after baseball that I would be able to step into. And I didn't realize the grip that baseball had on me and on my family. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

#after #always #baseball #designed #family

I had the pleasure, as Robin said, to live a childhood dream as many young Americans and Puerto Rican children live that play youth baseball. And I feel honored and very thankful for that opportunity. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

#childhood #childhood dream #children #dream #feel