#spikes

The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed, feet first. I had sharp spikes on my shoes. If the baseman stood where he had no business to be and got hurt, that was his fault. ↗

— Ty Cobb

#bag #base #baseman #belonged #business

Your spikes, which were really quite long then, would catch the material of the track and your shoe would get heavier. I was simply filing them down and rubbing some graphite on the spikes. I thought I would run more effectively. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#down #effectively #filing #get #heavier

It is proper that the federal government help alleviate short-term disruptions and price spikes such as those brought about by Hurricane Katrina. ↗

— Mel Martinez

#alleviate #brought #disruptions #federal #federal government

I hate being clean-shaven. My daughter gets very upset if I shave and says, 'Bring back the spikes, Dad.' ↗

— Eric Bana

#being #bring #dad #daughter #gets

One of the remarkable things about my career is that it has been marked by steady, incremental progress. No sudden spikes up, and no sudden downfalls, either. ↗

— Phil Hartman

#been #career #either #incremental #marked

In addition, for almost a year now I have been urging the President, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate suspicious gas price spikes. ↗

— Lois Capps

#almost #been #commission #department #federal

You can get some spiked up greens even with no metal spikes, it just depends. ↗

— Bernhard Langer

#even #get #greens #just #metal

Every player has the option to have metal spikes or other spikes or whatever they feel most comfortable in. ↗

— Bernhard Langer

#every #feel #metal #most #option

If you drag your shoe a bit those plastic spikes or rubber spikes can be almost as bad as metal spikes. ↗

— Bernhard Langer

#bad #bit #drag #metal #plastic

After the last two years of springtime gas price spikes, nearly everyone in Southeast Wisconsin understands that something is wrong with our gasoline regulation and supply system. ↗

— Jim Sensenbrenner

#everyone #gas #gasoline #last #nearly