"We're used to comeback stories in the world……" — Bob Costas
"We're used to comeback stories in the world of sports, but the Gail Devers story is remarkable. This is a comeback from an illness which almost killed her."
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13 Quotes by Bob Costas
Bob Costas has 13 quotes on this site.
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Yes folks, their gold medal looks the same as everybody elses.
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If OJ Simpson did not have a handgun, Nicole and Ron would still be alive today.
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When we lose Fenway, we lose the sense that somebody sat here and watched Ted Williams hit.
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If Jovan Belcher didn't possess a gun, he and Kasandra Perkins would both be alive today.
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Champions don't become champions in the field---they are merely recognized there.
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It doesn't seem that long ago to me that the word 'irreverent' seemed affixed to my name. 'Irreverent newcomer.' I…
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I don't feel any different than I did when I was 40. But I realize mathematically, I'm equidistant between that…
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Any good broadcast, not just an Olympic broadcast, should have texture to it. It should have information, should have some…
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I don't want to be in the Jerry Sandusky business.
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commenting on baseball players who test positive for steroids: It?s an announced test, so you not only failed the steroid…
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The best thing about sports is the sense of community and shared emotion it can create.
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I wish I had said 'some athletes here are competing unfairly.' It was my opinion, never an accusation.
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More Almost Killed Quotes
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one of 14 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World
— Aberjhani
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I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created. Just trying to live Rick James almost…
— Rick James
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I will say that Rick will probably die before the end of the book. I'll go ahead and put that…
— Robert Kirkman
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I hoped to get instruction in Yoga, expected wonderful teachings, but what the teacher did was mainly to force me…
— Irina Tweedie
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And that almost killed you?" "It wasn't deep but it got infected. Infection means that the bad germs got into…
— Stephen King
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Alcohol ruined me financially and morally, broke my heart and the hearts of too many others. Even though it did…
— Craig Ferguson
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Luke gazed at Annabeth. "You knew. I almost killed you, but you knew . . ." "Shhh." Her voice trembled.…
— Rick Riordan
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This isn't funny. She was almost killed.' 'I'm aware. You're waiting to see if I will get angry.' 'I already…
— Derek Landy
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June cackled with delight, muttering, "Whoops!" as a car almost killed them.
— Rick Riordan
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You do realize you just insulted me, right?" "How so?" "You implied that I can't protect her or my people."…
— Ilona Andrews
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I went to a very elitist, snobbish, expensive education in India, and it almost killed me. I was all set…
— Bunker Roy
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I was raised primarily by women. I had a mother who almost killed herself to survive, I had a sister…
— James L. Brooks
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