Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness… and so frivolous is he that, though full of a thousand reasons for weariness, the least thing, such as playing billiards or hitting a ball, is sufficient enough to amuse him. 1.17K
The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back. 572
Every sport pretends to a literature, but people don’t believe it of any other sport but their own. 2.41K
I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people’s accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man’s failures. 636
