“Sport is one area where no participant is worried about another's race religion or wealth: and where the only concern is 'Have you come to play?'”

“Parenting is no sport for perfectionists.”

“It is naive to think that sport is above politics, that any kind of level playing field exists, or that sport allows the world to put its problems on hold.”

“Football combines the two worst features of American life. It is violence punctuated by committee meetings.”