Ian Eagle quotes

You are judged on your last game no matter how many you have banked.
-- Ian Eagle

#Games #Matter #Lasts

As a kid I said 'Bob Costas went to Syracuse, I'm going to Syracuse'
-- Ian Eagle

#Kids #Bob #Said

[The internet has] already had a huge impact in the sports world, and the play-by-play guys that are not paying attention to it are losing out. They're losing out on getting the real pulse of a game that they're covering. My point with blogs and with podcasts is that it can't be the basis of your prep work, there has to be much more. We understand that. But, it has to be at least a part of what you're doing. If you're not paying attention to it, then you're not seeing the full picture.
-- Ian Eagle

#Sports #Real #Impact

Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t really explain why.

The rule of the game was never assume that anybody, however honorable, would be able to stand up under torture. If Mr. X, who knew where I was, was caught for some reason, I should move.

There are bullfighters who do it just for the money-they are worthless [said Hemingway]. The only one who matters is the bullfighter who feels it, so that if he did it for nothing, he would do it just as well. Same holds true for damn near everyone.

No matter how hot the fire burns, a Protea always survives

I love love stories, no matter how dark.

Nothing new here, except my marrying, which to me is a matter of profound wonder.

The last day of your life is still going to be a day.

My paintings are the last paintings one can make.

Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.

But what you realise after you've been in the business for a while is that people develop opinions about you that don't have anything to do with your music, they like or dislike you for a million reasons, they like or dislike you for your last record.