Football Quotes by Hunter S. Thompson

22 Football quotes by Hunter S. Thompson

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Hunter S. Thompson’s 22 reflections capture the chaotic, high‑octane pulse of football, mixing gritty observation with his signature gonzo flair for a truly immersive read.

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“They don’t expect to win anything, but on the other hand, they have nothing to lose.”

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You can’t play city rules when you live in a jungle.

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We must have football. What would this country be without football in October?

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“Yeah, I guess I am,” said one. “But you’re looking at one loser who’s going to make a hell of a scene…

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The next MVP of the Super Bowl is just as likely to have been a full-time grocery store bagger last year as…

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Nixon was a crook, of course, but he was also a rabid football fan - and he knew the game, which still…

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There is always room for losers in the football business. They are the mother's milk of gambling, and why not? Somebody has…

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February is always a bad month for TV sports. Football is gone, basketball is plodding along in the annual midseason doldrums, and…

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Nixon was a bad loser. He hated losing worse than death, and that is why I enjoyed him. We were both football…

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The only thing wrong with the NBA - or any other professional sport, for that matter - is a wild epidemic of…

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Bush is a natural-born loser with a filthy-rich daddy who pimped his son out to rich oil-mongers. He hates music, football and…

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Football fans share a universal language that cuts across many cultures and many personality types. A serious football fan is never alone.…

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I am more than just a serious basketball fan. I am a life-long addict. I was addicted from birth, in fact, because…

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The first time I managed to pick up a basketball I knew I was destined to lead the UK to another National…

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March is a month without mercy for rabid basketball fans. There is no such thing as a 'gentleman gambler' when the Big…

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I have learned, in my life and work as a sportswriter, that big-time Sports and big-time Politics are not so far apart…

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There is a progression of understanding vis-à-vis pro football that varies drastically with the factor of distance --physical, emotional, intellectual and every…

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“When the Pentagon feels free and even gleeful about killing anybody and Everybody who gets in the way of their vicious crusade…

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One of the most basic factors in sports is that winning becomes a habit, and losing is the same way. When failure…

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There is a progression of understanding vis-a-vis pro football that varies drastically with the factor of distance -- physical, emotional, intellectual and…

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It's the difference between watching a football game between two teams you don't care about, and watching a game where you have…

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“I am more than just a Serious basketball fan. I am a life-long Addict. I was addicted from birth, in fact, because…

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“Cases of champagne and scotch lay broken in the street, and everyone I saw had a bottle. They were screaming and dancing, and in…

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No music + Bad TV = Bad mood & no pages.

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By disgracing and degrading the presidency of the United States, by fleeing the White House like a diseased cur, Richard Nixon broke the heart…

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No one holds command over me. No man. No god. No Prince. What is a claim of age for ones who are immortal? What…

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“The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb grey hairs”

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Hope rises and dreams flicker and die. Love plans for tomorrow and loneliness thinks of yesterday. Life is beautiful and living is pain.

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If we get chased out of Iraq with our tail between our legs, that will be the fifth consecutive Third-world country with no hint…

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At age 22 I set what I insist is an all-time record for distance hitchhiking in Bermuda shorts: 3,700 miles in three weeks.

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Paranoia is just another mask for ignorance. The truth, when you finally chase it down is almost always far worse than your darkest visions…

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“No doubt they all Got What Was Coming To Them. All those pathetically eager acid freaks who thought they could buy Peace and Understanding…

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“For several months they'd been drifting toward political involvement, but the picture was hazy and one of the most confusing elements was their geographical…

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