Quote authors in 1944

Authors of 1944

Born or Deceased in 1944

Rick Barry

Rick Barry

Born :28 March 1944

Steve Carlton

Steve Carlton

Born :22 December 1944

Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier

Born :12 January 1944

Tug McGraw

Tug McGraw

Born :30 August 1944

Earl Monroe

Earl Monroe

Born :21 November 1944

Tom Seaver

Tom Seaver

Born : 1944

Emanuel Steward

Emanuel Steward

Born :7 July 1944

Jack Henry Abbott

Jack Henry Abbott

Born :21 January 1944

Jack Canfield

Jack Canfield

Born :19 August 1944

Jack L. Chalker

Jack L. Chalker

Born :17 December 1944

Paula Danziger

Paula Danziger

Born :18 August 1944

Quotes of 1944

Quotes taken from the authors in 1944

I grew up in Beaufort, South Carolina, in a six-room farmhouse with a couple of leaning posts to keep it from fallin'. I came up in a time when men were men.

This is just another man, another fight, another payday.

I had my Olympic gold medal cut up into eleven pieces. Gave all eleven of my kids a piece. It'll come together again when they put me down.

The way I fight, it's not me beatin' the man. I make the man whip himself.

There are places on a man's head that are as hard as a rock. Your head's actually stronger than your body. And you don't have too many instruments up there workin'.

If you can tune into your purpose and really align with it, setting goals so that your vision is an expression of that purpose, then life flows much more easily.

I started out as a high school teacher in inner-city Chicago and realized quite quickly that my students weren't that motivated.

If you go to a tree with an ax and take five whacks at the tree every day, it doesn't matter if it's an oak or a redwood; eventually the tree has to fall down.

Remember, you and you alone are responsible for maintaining your energy. Give up blaming, complaining and excuse making, and keep taking action in the direction of your goals - however mundane or lofty they may be.

When you scratch the surface, every one of us has something that we deeply want to contribute to the world. All we have to do is step up and do it.

There are only two places in the league - first place and no place.

If the Mets can win the World Series, the United States can get out of Vietnam.

The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.

In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted, if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end.

I began these clinics because I want to share my years of experience in around the ring, in addition to my proven winning methods. I have seen the good and the bad. I have learned valuable lessons, which I want to pass along to those truly interested in the sport.

Emanuel Steward

When I was a little kid I wanted to be an artist or a painter. But once I got into boxing, all I wanted was to box.

Emanuel Steward

If there is one abiding theme in the gym, it's the withering work in the ring. Those not fit do not survive.

Emanuel Steward

Hopefully in 2011 the fans will get to see some fights that they want to see. Manny Pacquiao Vs. Floyd Mayweather needs to happen, and so does David Haye Vs. Wladimir Klitschko. The fans deserve to see fights that they want to see and not just the fights that the promoters want to see.

Emanuel Steward

I used to love to see Willie Pep and Ray Robinson. To me, the epitome of a great athlete is a great boxer. I just love the rhythm of seeing a man dance, slip punches. I loved the dancers and boxers. I would see them and be mesmerized.

Emanuel Steward

When you think about what the odds are to have four boys to not only be able to follow in the footsteps in a basketball career but to also be good in the secondary career as far as the broadcasting, it's pretty remarkable.