![He [Gene Kelly] once told me dancing was a man's game, as much of a sport as baseball itself. And he made us believe that. He changed our minds and suddenly, all of America wanted to dance just like Gene Kelly.](/assets/img/quote-photos/he-gene-kelly-once-told-me-dancing-was-a-mans-game-as-much-of-a-sport-as-base.jpg)
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dance giving modern
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dance dancing attention
Toe dancing is a dandy attention getter, second only to screaming.
dance lying journey
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dance song attention
If you want to understand a nation, look at its dances and listen to its folk songs - don't pay any attention to its politicians.
dance play
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dance writing winning
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dance steps performing
When I dance I am really meditating rather then performing for an audience. I am completely absorbed by the music and the steps I choose to respond to the music.
dance practice mirrors
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sports feet size
[When asked how tall she is:] I'm five feet, 15 inches. Carol Mann
sports team school
[When asked how someone 6'3" had dared take up golf:] I was too tall to make the chess team in my high school, so I tried golf.
sports baseball moving
I'm a fastball hitter. It's no secret I'm looking for a fastball every pitch. I think it's one of the hardest things to do in sports-to hit a moving baseball. Carlos Delgado
sports dumb say-anything
The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them. Somebody actually saw Adam and Eve. No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Carl Everett
sports squash gambling
Gambling in the mark has been the great indoor sport of the capitalists for months, and consequently food has increased by 25 to 100 per cent. Agnes Smedley
sports growing-up kids
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sports fun believe
My priority is to turn people - especially kids - on to sports and being active so they don't even have to think about it being good for their health. If people participate for the fun of it, and believe me - it is fun, then fitness programs will be much more successful. Alan Thicke
sports selfish enjoy
On a selfish basis, I really enjoy sports and activity.
sports school yards
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baseball children blessed
I'm blessed with health and energy and passion for the game of baseball, and also to help children.
baseball player political
I'm a baseball player, I'm not a political activist.
baseball numbers league
Major League Baseball should retire Roberto Clemente's number, just like they did Jackie Robinson's. Carlos Beltran
baseball team mean
I used to think it would be neat to play my whole career with one team. But as a baseball player you want to come to the ballpark every day knowing you have a chance to win and that the games mean something.
baseball jesus heart
When I was in Kansas City everything was going well for me. My marriage was good and I was very successful in baseball but something was missing in my life. That something was Christ. Every human being is born with a little defect in his heart. That defect is a hole in the heart that can only be filled by Jesus Christ.
baseball yankees long
As long as I'm around playing baseball, it doesn't matter where I am, as long as it's not with the Yankees.
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This is totally unexpected. I thought I'd be in the NBA or the NFL. I never thought baseball. It's kind of like a surprise. I'm happy it happened. Carl Crawford
baseball beat feather whenever
Whenever you can beat a powerhouse like the USA, it's a real feather for baseball in Canada's history. Ernie Whitt
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Whenever you can beat a powerhouse like the U.S.A. it's a feather in Baseball Canada's history. We can be happy right now, but we still have a task at hand and after an hour or two, we'll focus in on Mexico.