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… — Roger Kahn Copy Share Image
“Worse, Roger erupted into outbursts of uncontrollable rage, without apparent cause. In time I learned that this was one symptom of what therapists formerly… — Roger Kahn Copy Share
“Dear Dad: After twenty-two years in the amusement park, this roller coaster isn’t fun any more, so I’m getting off the ride. Roger” — Roger Kahn Copy Share
You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat. Losing after great striving is the story… — Roger Kahn Copy Share
“Poor kid, I thought, to do this to yourself at twenty-three and leave a note that tells me you could have been a writer.… — Roger Kahn Copy Share
Robinson did not merely play at center stage. He was center stage; and wherever he walked, center stage moved with him. — Roger Kahn Copy Share
Basketball, hockey and track meets are action heaped upon action, climax upon climax, until the onlooker's responses become deadened. Baseball is for the leisurely… — Roger Kahn Copy Share
Baseball is for the leisurely afternoons of summer and for the unchanging dreams. — Roger Kahn Copy Share
You may glory in a team triumphant... But you fall in love with a team in defeat. — Roger Kahn Copy Share
I was showing early symptoms of becoming a professional baseball man. I was lying to the press. — Roger Kahn Copy Share
Dempsey himself said you only spend so much time in the spotlight before they change the bulb. He had a very clever way with… — Roger Kahn Copy Share
No other sporting event can compare with a good Series. The Super Bowl is a three-hour interruption in a week of drink and Rotarian… — Roger Kahn Copy Share
“Why do we remember the Boys of Summer? We remember because we were young when they were, of course. But more, we remember because… — Roger Kahn Copy Share
