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Boardwalk Empire is set nearly a century ago, yet feels completely contemporary because we all recognize how living with laws that try to restrict inevitable human desires twists people’s souls.
STEPHEN MARCHE. “A Nation of Scofflaws.” Esquire, Jun/Jul 2012. -
A lot of times there’s handshakes done behind closed doors; we’ll leave it at that. Shane Doan is an awesome captain and an awesome player, and I wish he was still playing—just not at our expense.
DARRYL SUTTER, referring to the chirping between Coyotes captain Shane Doan in the handshake line following game 5 of the Western Conference championship. “The conquering Kings.” The Hockey News, 23 May 2012. -
It was like driving down a hallway lined with human flesh.
DUSTIN PENNER, on the fans gathered at LAX to greet the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Kings returning from Phoenix. “The Conquering Kings.” The Hockey News, 23 May 2012. -
We’re not a club that looks around for its stars to bail us out, because we don’t really have them. We’re confident enough to ask more of ourselves every night.
Henrik Lundqvist. “Blue Steel.” Sports Illustrated, 16 Jan 2012. -
Patrick Roy retired as the best goaltender in NHL history … To dwell on his shortcomings—his sometimes indifferent puck-handling, his spectacular meltdown in the 2002 Western Conference finals against Detroit, his 6-7 record in Game 7s—is to dwell on Cindy Crawford’s mole.
MICHAEL FARBER, “Monsieur Butterfly.” Sports Illustrated, 9 Jun 2003. -
I actually believe many of Canseco’s claims, although he lost me in Chapter 6 of his new book when he mentioned he injected steroids into Roy Hobbs.
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I don’t have any sympathy at all for hockey owners, and when people suggest players are taking too much advantage of the owners I simply remind them of the days when owners took advantage of the players … When Bobby Orr came along, Gordie Howe was playing for less than $40,000 a year and the owners were making astronomical profits.
ALAN EAGLESON, disgraced former head of the NHLPA, from a 1975 appearance on Sunday Magazine.
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People like to fixate on Taylor Swift’s youth, as if to say, yeah, she’s pretty good for her age. But that just begs a question: Where are all the older people who are supposedly making better pop records than Taylor Swift? There aren’t any.
Rolling Stone. (via andthatlittleblackdress)(via longlive9)
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Sometimes you just have to put eye in your butt and, you know, play for everybody.
ALEXANDER OVECHKIN. “They Said It.” Sports Illustrated, 14 May 2012. -
President Obama was evolving into dust. And now he has evolved into a major figure who should be thanked by the country.
ED KOCH, on the President’s decision to voice his support for same-sex marriage. -
You have to be really good to get away with smashing a guitar.
LYLE LOVETT. “What I’ve Learned.” Esquire, Feb 2012. -
I’m a nice guy, but people want to kill me.
RAY KELLY, NYPD Commissioner. Quoted in Scott Raab, “Man at his Best.” Esquire, Mar 2012.
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A picture is worth a thousand words but try to say that in a picture.
MILLOR FERNANDES
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Leadership isn’t walking around before the game, smacking guys on the back, telling them to go out there and win one for the Gipper. Leadership is making a big play when you really need it.
TERRY CRISP, on the Captain’s role in hockey. Quoted in Hockey Talk. -
It’s not easy to get in someone’s face, challenge him to bring his game to a new level while keeping your game on a level where he can’t say, ‘What about you?’
KEITH JONES, on the Captain’s role in hockey. Quoted in Hockey Talk.
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