#sport

When Edward Gibbon was writing about the fall of the Roman Empire in the late 18th century, he could argue that transportation hadn't changed since ancient times. An imperial messenger on the Roman roads could get from Rome to London even faster in A.D. 100 than in 1750. But by 1850, and even more obviously today, all of that has changed. ↗

— Walter Russell Mead

#about #ancient #ancient times #argue #century

Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look like your passport photo. ↗

— Al Gore

#airplane #like #look #making #nature

As farmers or owners, the poor peasants possess a piece of land. The excellent means of transport enables them often to sell their goods. At the very worst they can mostly provide their own food. ↗

— Herman Gorter

#excellent #farmers #food #goods #land

I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team. ↗

— Wayne Gretzky

#away #being #best #child #i

I didn't cry when they buried my father - I wouldn't let myself. I didn't cry when they buried my sister. On Thursday night, with my family asleep upstairs, my eyes filled as Agassi and Marcos Baghdatis played out the fifth set of their moving second-round match. ↗

— Greg Garber

#life #sports #tennis #death

Sports are not for everyone. ↗

— Dante Hall

#sports

My district includes the two urban centers of Charlotte and Fayetteville, as well as large rural areas. Obviously, these diverse segments of North Carolina require different approaches to meeting current and future transportation demands. ↗

— Robin Hayes

#areas #carolina #centers #charlotte #current

The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight. ↗

— Ben Hogan

#daylight #golfer #more #needs #only

Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don't you? ↗

— Ben Hogan

#anybody #club #golf #grip #how

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

#fine #fish #fishing #forefathers #great