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# John Feinstein

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John Feinstein was an American sportswriter, author, and sports commentator. A long-time sports reporter at the Washington Post, he also wrote numerous books and was particularly known for A Season on the Brink, published in 1986, which chronicled a season with Bob Knight's Indiana Hoosiers men's ba

##  Quotes by John Feinstein

> [“Sometimes in life, you make a mistake and there’s no buts and no explanations … There’s no peace in ‘I’m sorry, but.’…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-feinstein/sometimes-in-life-you-make-a-mistake-and-there-s-no-buts-and-no/)

[John Feinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-feinstein/)

[Apologizing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apologizing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/john-feinstein-65505_apologizing_sometimes-in-life-you-make-a-mistake-and_497586.jpg)

> [“Managing games comes second. Managing people comes first.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-feinstein/managing-games-comes-second-managing-people-comes-first/)

[John Feinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-feinstein/)

[Discipleship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipleship/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/john-feinstein-65505_discipleship_managing-games-comes-second-managing-peo_536116.jpg)

> [“I'm old, but I'm not good enough to be jaded.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-feinstein/i-m-old-but-i-m-not-good-enough-to-be-jaded/)

[John Feinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-feinstein/)

[Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a9/john-feinstein-65505_good-enough_i-m-old-but-i-m-not-good-enough-to-be-ja_1658805.jpg)

> [“so-and-so is using?’ You just knew. I never held it against anyone. It was one of those things where you knew they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-feinstein/so-and-so-is-using-you-just-knew-i-never-held-it-against-anyone-it/)

[John Feinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-feinstein/)

[Using](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/using/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/john-feinstein-65505_using_so-and-so-is-using-you-just-knew-i-never_3213119.jpg)

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