Dempsey Himself Said You Only

To Age With Dignity And With Courage Cuts Close To What It Is To Be A Man.

Carl Furillo Was Pure Ballplayer. In His Prime He Stood Six Feet Tall And Weighed 190 Pounds And There Was A Fluidity To His Frame You Seldom See, Among Such Sinews. His Black Hair Was Thick, And Tightly Curled. His Face Was Strong And Smooth. He Had The Look Of A Young Indomitable Centurion ... I Cannot Imagine Carl Furillo In His Prime As Anything Other Than A Ballplayer. Right Field In Brooklyn Was His Destiny.

Football Is Violence And Cold Weather And Sex And College Rye.

Robinson Did Not Merely Play At Center Stage. He Was Center Stage; And Wherever He Walked, Center Stage Moved With Him.

You May Glory In A Team Triumphant... But You Fall In Love With A Team In Defeat.