Quote authors in 2002

Authors of 2002

Born or Deceased in 2002

Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes

Tribute :18 September 2002

Gene Mauch

Gene Mauch

Tribute :8 August 2002

Carl Olson

Carl Olson

Tribute :16 January 2002

Enos Slaughter

Enos Slaughter

Tribute :12 August 2002

Sam Snead

Sam Snead

Tribute :23 May 2002

Lou Thesz

Lou Thesz

Tribute :28 April 2002

Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas

Tribute :11 September 2002

Ted Williams

Ted Williams

Tribute :5 July 2002

Jack Henry Abbott

Jack Henry Abbott

Tribute :10 February 2002

Edwin Louis Cole

Edwin Louis Cole

Tribute : 2002

Quotes of 2002

Quotes taken from the authors in 2002

Apparently God takes reception of Holy Communion seriously. Apparently some things are more sacred than politics. Apparently it's all or nothing when it comes to being Catholic.

People have no tolerance. They think all bugs are bad. It's the American way. If you don't like something, kill it.

Becoming Catholic involves entering into a relationship with the Catholic Church.

Superficial similarities exist between Christianity and some ancient pagan religions. But careful study reveals that there are far more dissimilarities.

If you must get rid of a roach, use mechanical control.

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.

Baseball's future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it's the greatest game there is!

God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.

All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth.

If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.

I've wanted somehow to convey to you the sensations - the atmospheric pressure, you might say - of what it is to be seriously a long-term prisoner in an American prison.

Jack Henry Abbott

I have been desperate to escape for so many years now, it is routine for me to try to escape.

Jack Henry Abbott

When I'm forced by circumstances to be in a crowd of prisoners, it's all I can do to refrain from attack.

Jack Henry Abbott

Imagine a thousand more such daily intrusions in your life, every hour and minute of every day, and you can grasp the source of this paranoia, this anger that could consume me at any moment if I lost control.

Jack Henry Abbott

One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.

Jack Henry Abbott

Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning you got off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you're in a slump. If you lose at the end, you're choking.

Most one run games are lost, not won.

You can't lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself.

Baseball and malaria keep coming back.

You have to bear in mind that Mr. Autry's favorite horse was named Champion. He ain't ever had one called Runner Up.