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'.

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.

To pick up the paper and read about yourself getting slammed, that doesn't start your day off right.

But I would say basically, I would just like to be remembered for what I did on the field.

I trained myself to perform on the field.

The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers.

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.

They have so fundamentally flawed techniques it's ridiculous. They shoot the ball flat. They all stand upright, there's just so many things they do incorrectly.

The fishing is a great relief for me. When I'm out there's no cell phone ringing. I'm out there fishing with bears. I'm in the middle of God's country catching tons of fish. I just absolutely love it.

In life it wasn't what you know, but who you know. I had people who were trying to buy teams and had they bought the teams, I would have gotten to coach because they wanted me to coach. But the people who have the teams hire their friends.

People who don't know me have opinions about me. That's the part that's very hurtful. Because how do you form an opinion about somebody if you've never met them or spent any time with them? So it's all based upon hearsay or things that they've read.

Ninety percent I'll spend on good times, women and Irish Whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste.

I don't know, I never smoked AstroTurf.

I have no trouble with the twelve inches between my elbow and my palm. It's the seven inches between my ears that's bent

Kids should practice autographing baseballs. This is a skill that's often overlooked in Little League.

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