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> [“The flipper bat was quite a breakthrough because it gave the player a true means of exercising and developing skill. You could aim at targets now, rather than in the old days when you popped the ball up and just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-l-kent/the-flipper-bat-was-quite-a-breakthrough-because-it-gave-the-player-a/)

[Steven L. Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-l-kent/)

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## More by Steven L. Kent

> [“The old sailors who traveled Earth's seas were said to have loved the ocean. The great captains said they were married to the sea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-l-kent/the-old-sailors-who-traveled-earth-s-seas-were-said-to-have-loved-the/)

[Steven L. Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-l-kent/)

> [“Nintendo, a term meaning “leave luck to heaven.”!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-l-kent/nintendo-a-term-meaning-leave-luck-to-heaven/)

[Steven L. Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-l-kent/)

> [“I always thought having a ring doctor at a boxing match was like having a preacher in a whore house. If a fighter is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-l-kent/i-always-thought-having-a-ring-doctor-at-a-boxing-match-was-like/)

[Steven L. Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-l-kent/)

> [“The glass shattered like a poor man's dreams.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-l-kent/the-glass-shattered-like-a-poor-man-s-dreams/)

[Steven L. Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-l-kent/)

> [“The flipper bat was quite a breakthrough because it gave the player a true means of exercising and developing skill. You could aim at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-l-kent/the-flipper-bat-was-quite-a-breakthrough-because-it-gave-the-player-a/)

[Steven L. Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-l-kent/)

> [“My father was a policeman who fought in World War II. When he talked about 'journalists,' he meant Ernie Pyle. As far as he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-l-kent/my-father-was-a-policeman-who-fought-in-world-war-ii-when-he-talked/)

[Steven L. Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-l-kent/)

> [“After I graduated from Harvard, I enrolled in the school of journalism at Columbia University. I did that for my dad. He wanted his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-l-kent/after-i-graduated-from-harvard-i-enrolled-in-the-school-of-journalism/)

[Steven L. Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-l-kent/)

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